Nicaragua vs Paraguay: Age dependency ratio, young
Nicaragua
42.9%
in 2025
Paraguay
43.7%
in 2025
Nicaragua rank
81st
Paraguay rank
78th
Age dependency ratio, young over time
- Nicaragua
- Paraguay
How they compare
Paraguay currently reports 43.7% against 42.9% in Nicaragua, a difference of 0.8%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Nicaragua ahead.
Nicaragua ranks 81st and Paraguay ranks 78th of 218 countries.
Nicaragua has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nicaragua | Paraguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 96.6% | 91.8% | 4.8% | Nicaragua |
| 1970s | 94.5% | 84.3% | 10.1% | Nicaragua |
| 1980s | 93.6% | 75.6% | 17.9% | Nicaragua |
| 1990s | 82.5% | 74.1% | 8.4% | Nicaragua |
| 2000s | 63.7% | 60.9% | 2.8% | Nicaragua |
| 2010s | 51.6% | 47.9% | 3.7% | Nicaragua |
| 2020s | 45.1% | 44.4% | 0.6% | Nicaragua |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, young, Nicaragua or Paraguay?
- Paraguay, at 43.7% against 42.9% in Nicaragua as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio, young between Nicaragua and Paraguay?
- 0.8%, with Paraguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nicaragua and Paraguay?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Nicaragua and Paraguay rank globally for age dependency ratio, young?
- Nicaragua ranks 81st 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.