Peru vs Philippines: Age dependency ratio
Peru
49.4%
in 2025
Philippines
48.9%
in 2025
Peru rank
155th
Philippines rank
157th
Age dependency ratio over time
- Peru
- Philippines
How they compare
Peru currently reports 49.4% against 48.9% in Philippines, a difference of 0.5%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Philippines ahead.
Peru ranks 155th and Philippines ranks 157th of 217 countries.
Philippines has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Peru | Philippines | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 92.9% | 104.5% | 11.6% | Philippines |
| 1970s | 91.7% | 97.2% | 5.5% | Philippines |
| 1980s | 82.0% | 83.8% | 1.8% | Philippines |
| 1990s | 70.4% | 78.2% | 7.8% | Philippines |
| 2000s | 60.6% | 68.6% | 8.0% | Philippines |
| 2010s | 55.4% | 59.8% | 4.3% | Philippines |
| 2020s | 50.5% | 51.8% | 1.3% | Philippines |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, Peru or Philippines?
- Peru, at 49.4% against 48.9% in Philippines as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio between Peru and Philippines?
- 0.5%, with Peru ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Peru and Philippines?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Peru and Philippines rank globally for age dependency ratio?
- Peru ranks 155th and Philippines ranks 157th 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.