Nepal vs Paraguay: Old-age dependency ratio
Nepal
9.8%
in 2023
Paraguay
9.8%
in 2023
Nepal rank
146th
Paraguay rank
144th
Old-age dependency ratio over time
- Nepal
- Paraguay
How they compare
Paraguay currently reports 9.8% against 9.8% in Nepal, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Paraguay ahead.
Nepal ranks 146th and Paraguay ranks 144th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Nepal averaged higher in 1 and Paraguay in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nepal | Paraguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 5.0% | 8.0% | 3.0% | Paraguay |
| 1960s | 5.5% | 7.9% | 2.4% | Paraguay |
| 1970s | 6.0% | 7.8% | 1.8% | Paraguay |
| 1980s | 6.5% | 7.3% | 0.8% | Paraguay |
| 1990s | 6.7% | 7.1% | 0.3% | Paraguay |
| 2000s | 7.3% | 7.3% | 0.0% | Paraguay |
| 2010s | 8.8% | 8.6% | 0.2% | Nepal |
| 2020s | 9.6% | 9.6% | 0.0% | Paraguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher old-age dependency ratio, Nepal or Paraguay?
- Paraguay, at 9.8% against 9.8% in Nepal as of 2023.
- What is the difference in old-age dependency ratio between Nepal and Paraguay?
- 0.0%, with Paraguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nepal and Paraguay?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Nepal and Paraguay rank globally for old-age dependency ratio?
- Nepal ranks 146th and Paraguay ranks 144th 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
Number of people aged 65 and over per 100 working-age people (aged 15 to 64).