El Salvador vs Mexico: Age dependency breakdown
El Salvador
12.0%
in 2023
Mexico
11.9%
in 2023
El Salvador rank
123rd
Mexico rank
124th
Age dependency breakdown over time
- El Salvador
- Mexico
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 12.0% against 11.9% in Mexico, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 123rd and Mexico ranks 124th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 6 and Mexico in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Mexico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6.9% | 5.6% | 1.3% | El Salvador |
| 1960s | 6.5% | 5.4% | 1.1% | El Salvador |
| 1970s | 5.7% | 5.6% | 0.1% | El Salvador |
| 1980s | 4.9% | 6.4% | 1.5% | Mexico |
| 1990s | 6.1% | 7.5% | 1.5% | Mexico |
| 2000s | 9.9% | 8.9% | 1.0% | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 11.2% | 10.2% | 1.0% | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 11.8% | 11.5% | 0.3% | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency breakdown, El Salvador or Mexico?
- El Salvador, at 12.0% against 11.9% in Mexico as of 2023.
- What is the difference in age dependency breakdown between El Salvador and Mexico?
- 0.1%, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Mexico?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do El Salvador and Mexico rank globally for age dependency breakdown?
- El Salvador ranks 123rd and Mexico ranks 124th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Age dependency breakdown. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of people aged 65 and over per 100 working-age people (aged 15 to 64).