Guyana vs Paraguay: Age dependency ratio, young
Guyana
45.1%
in 2025
Paraguay
43.7%
in 2025
Guyana rank
77th
Paraguay rank
78th
Age dependency ratio, young over time
- Guyana
- Paraguay
How they compare
Guyana currently reports 45.1% against 43.7% in Paraguay, a difference of 1.4%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Guyana ahead.
Guyana ranks 77th and Paraguay ranks 78th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Guyana averaged higher in 3 and Paraguay in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guyana | Paraguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 96.5% | 91.8% | 4.7% | Guyana |
| 1970s | 87.5% | 84.3% | 3.2% | Guyana |
| 1980s | 70.3% | 75.6% | 5.3% | Paraguay |
| 1990s | 61.4% | 74.1% | 12.8% | Paraguay |
| 2000s | 58.0% | 60.9% | 2.9% | Paraguay |
| 2010s | 47.5% | 47.9% | 0.3% | Paraguay |
| 2020s | 45.6% | 44.4% | 1.1% | Guyana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, young, Guyana or Paraguay?
- Guyana, at 45.1% against 43.7% in Paraguay as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio, young between Guyana and Paraguay?
- 1.4%, with Guyana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guyana and Paraguay?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Guyana and Paraguay rank globally for age dependency ratio, young?
- Guyana ranks 77th and Paraguay ranks 78th 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.