El Salvador vs Indonesia: Age dependency ratio, young
El Salvador
36.2%
in 2025
Indonesia
35.5%
in 2025
El Salvador rank
98th
Indonesia rank
100th
Age dependency ratio, young over time
- El Salvador
- Indonesia
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 36.2% against 35.5% in Indonesia, a difference of 0.7%.
Across all 66 years both countries report, El Salvador has been ahead every year.
El Salvador ranks 98th and Indonesia ranks 100th of 218 countries.
El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Indonesia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 91.3% | 73.7% | 17.5% | El Salvador |
| 1970s | 89.7% | 76.9% | 12.8% | El Salvador |
| 1980s | 78.9% | 67.1% | 11.8% | El Salvador |
| 1990s | 70.6% | 54.1% | 16.5% | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 59.4% | 45.0% | 14.5% | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 45.7% | 40.5% | 5.2% | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 38.1% | 36.9% | 1.2% | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, young, El Salvador or Indonesia?
- El Salvador, at 36.2% against 35.5% in Indonesia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio, young between El Salvador and Indonesia?
- 0.7%, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Indonesia?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do El Salvador and Indonesia rank globally for age dependency ratio, young?
- El Salvador ranks 98th and Indonesia ranks 100th of 218 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.