Mexico vs Panama: Age dependency ratio, young
Mexico
35.8%
in 2025
Panama
37.3%
in 2025
Mexico rank
99th
Panama rank
96th
Age dependency ratio, young over time
- Mexico
- Panama
How they compare
Panama currently reports 37.3% against 35.8% in Mexico, a difference of 1.5%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Mexico ahead.
Mexico ranks 99th and Panama ranks 96th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Mexico averaged higher in 5 and Panama in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mexico | Panama | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 94.7% | 85.6% | 9.0% | Mexico |
| 1970s | 94.8% | 81.2% | 13.6% | Mexico |
| 1980s | 79.4% | 67.3% | 12.1% | Mexico |
| 1990s | 62.6% | 56.4% | 6.1% | Mexico |
| 2000s | 52.0% | 48.5% | 3.5% | Mexico |
| 2010s | 43.1% | 43.2% | 0.1% | Panama |
| 2020s | 37.4% | 38.8% | 1.4% | Panama |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, young, Mexico or Panama?
- Panama, at 37.3% against 35.8% in Mexico as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio, young between Mexico and Panama?
- 1.5%, with Panama ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Panama?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Mexico and Panama rank globally for age dependency ratio, young?
- Mexico ranks 99th and Panama ranks 96th 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.