Egypt vs Guatemala: Old-age dependency ratio

Egypt
7.9%
in 2023
Guatemala
7.5%
in 2023
Egypt rank
161st
Guatemala rank
164th

Old-age dependency ratio over time

  • Egypt
  • Guatemala
02468195019862023

How they compare

Egypt currently reports 7.9% against 7.5% in Guatemala, a difference of 0.4%.

That makes Egypt's figure about 1.1 times Guatemala's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Egypt ahead.

Egypt ranks 161st and Guatemala ranks 164th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 5 and Guatemala in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Egypt Guatemala Difference Ahead
1950s 5.8% 4.2% 1.6% Egypt
1960s 7.0% 4.4% 2.6% Egypt
1970s 7.3% 4.7% 2.6% Egypt
1980s 7.2% 5.8% 1.4% Egypt
1990s 6.9% 6.9% 0.0% Guatemala
2000s 6.5% 7.0% 0.5% Guatemala
2010s 6.8% 7.0% 0.2% Guatemala
2020s 7.7% 7.4% 0.3% Egypt

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher old-age dependency ratio, Egypt or Guatemala?
Egypt, at 7.9% against 7.5% in Guatemala as of 2023.
What is the difference in old-age dependency ratio between Egypt and Guatemala?
0.4%, with Egypt ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Guatemala?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Egypt and Guatemala rank globally for old-age dependency ratio?
Egypt ranks 161st and Guatemala ranks 164th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Old-age dependency ratio. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Old-age dependency ratio
Unit
%
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed

Number of people aged 65 and over per 100 working-age people (aged 15 to 64).