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
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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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Indicator
Age dependency ratio, young (% of working-age population)
Unit
% of working-age population
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
266 places, 17,526 data points, 1960–2025
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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.