Age dependency ratio in El Salvador
El Salvador: Age dependency ratio was 48.6% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Age dependency ratio in El Salvador, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in % of working-age population.
Analysis
El Salvador recorded 48.6% for age dependency ratio in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
The figure is down 1.2% on the previous year and down 12.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age dependency ratio in El Salvador peaked at 100.4% in 1969 and was at its lowest, 48.6%, in 2025.
El Salvador ranks 159th of 218 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Age dependency ratio in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | % of working-age population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 95.4% | — |
| 1961 | 95.8% | +0.5% |
| 1962 | 96.3% | +0.5% |
| 1963 | 96.9% | +0.6% |
| 1964 | 97.4% | +0.6% |
| 1965 | 97.9% | +0.5% |
| 1966 | 98.4% | +0.6% |
| 1967 | 99.1% | +0.7% |
| 1968 | 99.8% | +0.7% |
| 1969 | 100.4% | +0.6% |
| 1970 | 100.2% | -0.1% |
| 1971 | 99.5% | -0.8% |
| 1972 | 98.6% | -0.9% |
| 1973 | 97.6% | -1.1% |
| 1974 | 96.4% | -1.2% |
| 1975 | 95.2% | -1.3% |
| 1976 | 93.9% | -1.4% |
| 1977 | 92.5% | -1.5% |
| 1978 | 91.0% | -1.6% |
| 1979 | 89.5% | -1.7% |
| 1980 | 88.3% | -1.4% |
| 1981 | 87.3% | -1.1% |
| 1982 | 86.3% | -1.2% |
| 1983 | 85.2% | -1.2% |
| 1984 | 84.1% | -1.3% |
| 1985 | 83.0% | -1.3% |
| 1986 | 82.0% | -1.2% |
| 1987 | 81.1% | -1.1% |
| 1988 | 80.6% | -0.6% |
| 1989 | 80.5% | -0.2% |
| 1990 | 80.3% | -0.1% |
| 1991 | 80.2% | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 80.1% | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 79.2% | -1.1% |
| 1994 | 77.7% | -1.9% |
| 1995 | 76.2% | -1.9% |
| 1996 | 74.8% | -1.8% |
| 1997 | 73.7% | -1.5% |
| 1998 | 72.8% | -1.2% |
| 1999 | 72.2% | -0.9% |
| 2000 | 71.7% | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 71.4% | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 71.0% | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 70.6% | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 70.1% | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 69.7% | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 69.2% | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 68.3% | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 66.7% | -2.4% |
| 2009 | 64.9% | -2.6% |
| 2010 | 63.2% | -2.7% |
| 2011 | 61.5% | -2.7% |
| 2012 | 59.9% | -2.7% |
| 2013 | 58.3% | -2.6% |
| 2014 | 56.8% | -2.5% |
| 2015 | 55.5% | -2.3% |
| 2016 | 54.4% | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 53.5% | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 52.8% | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 52.2% | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 51.6% | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 51.0% | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 50.3% | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 49.7% | -1.2% |
| 2024 | 49.2% | -1.1% |
| 2025 | 48.6% | -1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 97.7% | 95.4% | 100.4% | 10 |
| 1970s | 95.4% | 89.5% | 100.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 83.8% | 80.5% | 88.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 76.7% | 72.2% | 80.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 69.4% | 64.9% | 71.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 56.8% | 52.2% | 63.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 50.1% | 48.6% | 51.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
- 156 Peru 49.4% compare
- 157 New Caledonia 49.0% compare
- 158 Philippines 48.9% compare
- 160 Ukraine 48.5% compare
- 161 Mexico 48.4% compare
- 162 South Africa 48.4% compare
More health data for El Salvador
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.89 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.4574 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,537 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 104 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 60-64, female, annual growth rate 2.95 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, female, per capita 0.0214 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, annual growth rate 2.32 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, per capita 0.0142 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is age dependency ratio in El Salvador?
- Age dependency ratio in El Salvador was 48.6% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest age dependency ratio recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 100.4% in 1969.
- What is the lowest age dependency ratio recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 48.6% in 2025.
- How does El Salvador rank for age dependency ratio?
- El Salvador ranks 159th out of 218 countries with data for 2025.
- Is age dependency ratio rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this El Salvador 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.