Panama vs Uruguay: Age dependency ratio
Panama
51.9%
in 2025
Uruguay
51.9%
in 2025
Panama rank
137th
Uruguay rank
138th
Age dependency ratio over time
- Panama
- Uruguay
How they compare
Panama currently reports 51.9% against 51.9% in Uruguay, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Panama ahead.
Panama ranks 137th and Uruguay ranks 138th of 217 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Panama averaged higher in 4 and Uruguay in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Panama | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 92.0% | 56.9% | 35.1% | Panama |
| 1970s | 87.8% | 58.9% | 29.0% | Panama |
| 1980s | 74.3% | 59.8% | 14.5% | Panama |
| 1990s | 63.9% | 59.2% | 4.7% | Panama |
| 2000s | 57.1% | 59.2% | 2.1% | Uruguay |
| 2010s | 54.2% | 55.9% | 1.7% | Uruguay |
| 2020s | 52.5% | 53.0% | 0.5% | Uruguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, Panama or Uruguay?
- Panama, at 51.9% against 51.9% in Uruguay as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio between Panama and Uruguay?
- 0.0%, with Panama ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Panama and Uruguay?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Panama and Uruguay rank globally for age dependency ratio?
- Panama ranks 137th and Uruguay ranks 138th of 217 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Age dependency ratio (% of working-age population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Age dependency ratio is the ratio of dependents--people younger than 15 or older than 64--to the working-age population--those ages 15-64. Data are shown as the proportion of dependents per 100 working-age population.