Age dependency ratio in Guatemala
Guatemala: Age dependency ratio was 56.2% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Age dependency ratio in Guatemala, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in % of working-age population.
Analysis
Guatemala recorded 56.2% for age dependency ratio in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
The figure is down 1.9% on the previous year and down 17.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age dependency ratio in Guatemala peaked at 96.1% in 1962 and was at its lowest, 56.2%, in 2025.
Guatemala ranks 99th of 217 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 Guatemala, year by year
| Year | % of working-age population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 95.5% | — |
| 1961 | 95.9% | +0.4% |
| 1962 | 96.1% | +0.2% |
| 1963 | 96.0% | -0.1% |
| 1964 | 95.7% | -0.3% |
| 1965 | 95.4% | -0.3% |
| 1966 | 95.0% | -0.3% |
| 1967 | 94.7% | -0.4% |
| 1968 | 94.2% | -0.4% |
| 1969 | 93.9% | -0.4% |
| 1970 | 93.6% | -0.3% |
| 1971 | 93.5% | -0.1% |
| 1972 | 93.5% | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 93.6% | +0.1% |
| 1974 | 93.5% | -0.1% |
| 1975 | 93.3% | -0.3% |
| 1976 | 93.1% | -0.2% |
| 1977 | 93.0% | -0.1% |
| 1978 | 93.0% | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 93.0% | +0.1% |
| 1980 | 93.2% | +0.2% |
| 1981 | 93.5% | +0.3% |
| 1982 | 94.0% | +0.6% |
| 1983 | 94.5% | +0.6% |
| 1984 | 94.8% | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 94.9% | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 94.9% | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 95.1% | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 95.2% | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 95.3% | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 95.2% | -0.1% |
| 1991 | 95.1% | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 94.9% | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 94.6% | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 94.4% | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 94.0% | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 93.6% | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 93.0% | -0.6% |
| 1998 | 92.3% | -0.8% |
| 1999 | 91.5% | -0.9% |
| 2000 | 90.8% | -0.8% |
| 2001 | 90.0% | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 89.0% | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 87.7% | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 86.3% | -1.7% |
| 2005 | 84.7% | -1.8% |
| 2006 | 83.0% | -2.0% |
| 2007 | 81.3% | -2.1% |
| 2008 | 79.5% | -2.2% |
| 2009 | 77.8% | -2.2% |
| 2010 | 76.0% | -2.3% |
| 2011 | 74.2% | -2.3% |
| 2012 | 72.6% | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 71.0% | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 69.6% | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 68.2% | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 67.0% | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 65.7% | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 64.6% | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 63.5% | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 62.2% | -2.0% |
| 2021 | 60.9% | -2.1% |
| 2022 | 59.6% | -2.1% |
| 2023 | 58.4% | -2.0% |
| 2024 | 57.3% | -1.9% |
| 2025 | 56.2% | -1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 95.2% | 93.9% | 96.1% | 10 |
| 1970s | 93.3% | 93.0% | 93.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 94.5% | 93.2% | 95.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 93.9% | 91.5% | 95.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 85.0% | 77.8% | 90.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 69.2% | 63.5% | 76.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 59.1% | 56.2% | 62.2% | 6 |
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More health data for Guatemala
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.92 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7968 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,202 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 1,022 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate -0.2725 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.1528 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate -0.2139 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.1575 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is age dependency ratio in Guatemala?
- Age dependency ratio in Guatemala was 56.2% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest age dependency ratio recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 96.1% in 1962.
- What is the lowest age dependency ratio recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 56.2% in 2025.
- How does Guatemala rank for age dependency ratio?
- Guatemala ranks 99th out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is age dependency ratio rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Guatemala 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.