Age dependency ratio in Chile
Chile: Age dependency ratio was 45.2% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Age dependency ratio in Chile, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in % of working-age population.
Analysis
In 2025, age dependency ratio in Chile stood at 45.2%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and down 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age dependency ratio in Chile peaked at 75.9% in 1962 and was at its lowest, 45.0%, in 2019.
That places Chile 178th out of 217 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Age dependency ratio in Chile, year by year
| Year | % of working-age population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 75.5% | — |
| 1961 | 75.8% | +0.4% |
| 1962 | 75.9% | +0.2% |
| 1963 | 75.8% | -0.1% |
| 1964 | 75.5% | -0.4% |
| 1965 | 75.1% | -0.5% |
| 1966 | 74.7% | -0.6% |
| 1967 | 74.1% | -0.7% |
| 1968 | 73.5% | -0.8% |
| 1969 | 72.9% | -0.9% |
| 1970 | 72.1% | -1.1% |
| 1971 | 71.2% | -1.2% |
| 1972 | 70.2% | -1.4% |
| 1973 | 69.1% | -1.5% |
| 1974 | 68.0% | -1.6% |
| 1975 | 66.9% | -1.7% |
| 1976 | 65.8% | -1.7% |
| 1977 | 64.7% | -1.7% |
| 1978 | 63.6% | -1.7% |
| 1979 | 62.5% | -1.7% |
| 1980 | 61.5% | -1.6% |
| 1981 | 60.5% | -1.6% |
| 1982 | 59.6% | -1.6% |
| 1983 | 58.7% | -1.5% |
| 1984 | 57.9% | -1.3% |
| 1985 | 57.2% | -1.1% |
| 1986 | 56.7% | -0.9% |
| 1987 | 56.3% | -0.8% |
| 1988 | 56.0% | -0.5% |
| 1989 | 55.8% | -0.3% |
| 1990 | 55.8% | -0.1% |
| 1991 | 55.8% | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 55.9% | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 55.9% | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 55.9% | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 55.8% | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 55.7% | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 55.4% | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 54.9% | -0.8% |
| 1999 | 54.4% | -1.0% |
| 2000 | 53.8% | -1.1% |
| 2001 | 53.2% | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 52.4% | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 51.5% | -1.6% |
| 2004 | 50.6% | -1.8% |
| 2005 | 49.7% | -1.9% |
| 2006 | 48.7% | -1.9% |
| 2007 | 47.8% | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 47.1% | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 46.6% | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 46.1% | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 45.7% | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 45.4% | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 45.3% | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 45.3% | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 45.3% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 45.4% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 45.2% | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 45.1% | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 45.0% | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 45.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 45.0% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 45.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 45.1% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 45.1% | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 45.2% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 74.9% | 72.9% | 75.9% | 10 |
| 1970s | 67.4% | 62.5% | 72.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 58.0% | 55.8% | 61.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 55.5% | 54.4% | 55.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 50.1% | 46.6% | 53.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 45.4% | 45.0% | 46.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 45.1% | 45.0% | 45.2% | 6 |
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- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is age dependency ratio in Chile?
- Age dependency ratio in Chile was 45.2% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest age dependency ratio recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 75.9% in 1962.
- What is the lowest age dependency ratio recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 45.0% in 2019.
- How does Chile rank for age dependency ratio?
- Chile ranks 178th out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is age dependency ratio rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Chile data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Age dependency ratio (% of working-age population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Age dependency ratio is the ratio of dependents--people younger than 15 or older than 64--to the working-age population--those ages 15-64. Data are shown as the proportion of dependents per 100 working-age population.