Dependency rate, all compared to 15-64 in El Salvador

El Salvador: Dependency rate, all compared to 15-64 was 0.5072 in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
0.5072
Change on year
down 0.9%
World rank
76th
of 113 countries
All-time high
0.8565
in 1991
All-time low
0.5072
in 2019
Years of data
22
1991–2019

Dependency rate, all compared to 15-64 in El Salvador, 1991–2019

00.20.40.60.81991200520191991: 0.8571995: 0.771996: 0.751998: 0.7561999: 0.732000: 0.7322001: 0.7132002: 0.7112003: 0.7012004: 0.6932005: 0.7032006: 0.692007: 0.672008: 0.6652009: 0.6372012: 0.5732014: 0.5462015: 0.5392016: 0.5252017: 0.5252018: 0.5122019: 0.507

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for dependency rate, all compared to 15-64 in El Salvador is 0.5072, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.

The figure is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 20.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, dependency rate, all compared to 15-64 in El Salvador peaked at 0.8565 in 1991 and was at its lowest, 0.5072, in 2019.

El Salvador ranks 76th of 113 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Dependency rate, all compared to 15-64 in El Salvador, 1991 to 2019.
Year Value Change
1991 0.8565 —
1995 0.7701 -10.1%
1996 0.7501 -2.6%
1998 0.7559 +0.8%
1999 0.7301 -3.4%
2000 0.7323 +0.3%
2001 0.713 -2.6%
2002 0.7115 -0.2%
2003 0.7007 -1.5%
2004 0.6934 -1.0%
2005 0.7028 +1.3%
2006 0.6904 -1.8%
2007 0.6704 -2.9%
2008 0.6649 -0.8%
2009 0.6366 -4.2%
2012 0.573 -10.0%
2014 0.5457 -4.7%
2015 0.5388 -1.3%
2016 0.5247 -2.6%
2017 0.5247 -0.0%
2018 0.512 -2.4%
2019 0.5072 -0.9%

El Salvador compared with similar countries

  • El Salvador's 0.5072 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.5072, 1.0× the median. (35 countries reporting)
  • El Salvador's 0.5072 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.5507, 92% of the median. (22 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.7725 0.7301 0.8565 5
2000s 0.6916 0.6366 0.7323 10
2010s 0.5323 0.5072 0.573 7

Countries ranked near El Salvador

  1. 73 Germany 0.5129 compare
  2. 74 Moldova 0.5091 compare
  3. 75 Spain 0.5073 compare
  4. 77 Slovenia 0.5072 compare
  5. 78 Croatia 0.5065 compare
  6. 79 Lithuania 0.5061 compare

See the full ranking of 113 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is dependency rate, all compared to 15-64 in El Salvador?
Dependency rate, all compared to 15-64 in El Salvador was 0.5072 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest dependency rate, all compared to 15-64 recorded in El Salvador?
The highest recorded value was 0.8565 in 1991.
What is the lowest dependency rate, all compared to 15-64 recorded in El Salvador?
The lowest recorded value was 0.5072 in 2019.
How does El Salvador rank for dependency rate, all compared to 15-64?
El Salvador ranks 76th out of 113 countries with data for 2019.
Is dependency rate, all compared to 15-64 rising or falling in El Salvador?
Over the last ten years it is down 20.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this El Salvador 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
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Coverage
113 places, 1,668 data points, 1970–2021
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