Ecuador vs Peru: Age dependency ratio, young
Ecuador
35.4%
in 2025
Peru
35.3%
in 2025
Ecuador rank
103rd
Peru rank
105th
Age dependency ratio, young over time
- Ecuador
- Peru
How they compare
Ecuador currently reports 35.4% against 35.3% in Peru, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Ecuador ahead.
Ecuador ranks 103rd and Peru ranks 105th of 217 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Ecuador averaged higher in 4 and Peru in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | Peru | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 86.1% | 85.3% | 0.9% | Ecuador |
| 1970s | 82.9% | 83.4% | 0.5% | Peru |
| 1980s | 73.5% | 75.2% | 1.7% | Peru |
| 1990s | 63.6% | 64.0% | 0.4% | Peru |
| 2000s | 55.0% | 51.6% | 3.4% | Ecuador |
| 2010s | 45.5% | 43.0% | 2.5% | Ecuador |
| 2020s | 37.8% | 37.0% | 0.8% | Ecuador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, young, Ecuador or Peru?
- Ecuador, at 35.4% against 35.3% in Peru as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio, young between Ecuador and Peru?
- 0.1%, with Ecuador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Peru?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Ecuador and Peru rank globally for age dependency ratio, young?
- Ecuador ranks 103rd and Peru ranks 105th of 217 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Age dependency ratio, young (% 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, young, is the ratio of younger dependents--people younger than 15--to the working-age population--those ages 15-64. Data are shown as the proportion of dependents per 100 working-age population.