El Salvador vs Morocco: Age dependency breakdown
El Salvador
12.0%
in 2023
Morocco
11.8%
in 2023
El Salvador rank
123rd
Morocco rank
125th
Age dependency breakdown over time
- El Salvador
- Morocco
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 12.0% against 11.8% in Morocco, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 123rd and Morocco ranks 125th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 5 and Morocco in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Morocco | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6.9% | 5.0% | 1.9% | El Salvador |
| 1960s | 6.5% | 5.9% | 0.6% | El Salvador |
| 1970s | 5.7% | 5.9% | 0.2% | Morocco |
| 1980s | 4.9% | 5.0% | 0.1% | Morocco |
| 1990s | 6.1% | 6.2% | 0.1% | Morocco |
| 2000s | 9.9% | 7.4% | 2.5% | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 11.2% | 8.8% | 2.3% | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 11.8% | 11.2% | 0.6% | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency breakdown, El Salvador or Morocco?
- El Salvador, at 12.0% against 11.8% in Morocco as of 2023.
- What is the difference in age dependency breakdown between El Salvador and Morocco?
- 0.2%, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Morocco?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do El Salvador and Morocco rank globally for age dependency breakdown?
- El Salvador ranks 123rd and Morocco ranks 125th 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).