Dependency rate, all compared to 15-64 in Chile

Chile: Dependency rate, all compared to 15-64 was 0.494 in 2017. ▼ Falling

Latest (2017)
0.494
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
84th
of 113 countries
All-time high
0.5523
in 1996
All-time low
0.4819
in 2011
Years of data
14
1987–2017

Dependency rate, all compared to 15-64 in Chile, 1987–2017

00.20.40.61987200220171987: 0.5481990: 0.5411992: 0.5161994: 0.5411996: 0.5521998: 0.542000: 0.5412003: 0.5042006: 0.4832009: 0.4852011: 0.4822013: 0.492015: 0.4932017: 0.494

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for dependency rate, all compared to 15-64 in Chile is 0.494, measured in 2017.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 2.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, dependency rate, all compared to 15-64 in Chile peaked at 0.5523 in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.4819, in 2011.

That places Chile 84th out of 113 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.

Dependency rate, all compared to 15-64 in Chile, year by year

Annual values for Dependency rate, all compared to 15-64 in Chile, 1987 to 2017.
Year Value Change
1987 0.5481
1990 0.5409 -1.3%
1992 0.5159 -4.6%
1994 0.5411 +4.9%
1996 0.5523 +2.1%
1998 0.5397 -2.3%
2000 0.5409 +0.2%
2003 0.5041 -6.8%
2006 0.4827 -4.3%
2009 0.4847 +0.4%
2011 0.4819 -0.6%
2013 0.4896 +1.6%
2015 0.4927 +0.6%
2017 0.494 +0.3%

Chile compared with similar countries

  • Chile's 0.494 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.5226, 95% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
  • Chile's 0.494 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.5507, 90% of the median. (22 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.5481 0.5481 0.5481 1
1990s 0.538 0.5159 0.5523 5
2000s 0.5031 0.4827 0.5409 4
2010s 0.4895 0.4819 0.494 4

Countries ranked near Chile

  1. 81 Romania 0.5045 compare
  2. 82 Tunisia 0.4989 compare
  3. 83 Montenegro 0.4945 compare
  4. 85 Sri Lanka 0.4931 compare
  5. 86 Cambodia 0.4888 compare
  6. 87 Armenia 0.4858 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is dependency rate, all compared to 15-64 in Chile?
Dependency rate, all compared to 15-64 in Chile was 0.494 in 2017, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest dependency rate, all compared to 15-64 recorded in Chile?
The highest recorded value was 0.5523 in 1996.
What is the lowest dependency rate, all compared to 15-64 recorded in Chile?
The lowest recorded value was 0.4819 in 2011.
How does Chile rank for dependency rate, all compared to 15-64?
Chile ranks 84th out of 113 countries with data for 2017.
Is dependency rate, all compared to 15-64 rising or falling in Chile?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Chile data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Dependency rate, all compared to 15-64. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Dependency rate, all compared to 15-64
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
113 places, 1,668 data points, 1970–2021
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