Dependency rate, all compared to 15-64 in Mexico

Mexico: Dependency rate, all compared to 15-64 was 0.5053 in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
0.5053
Change on year
down 0.7%
World rank
80th
of 113 countries
All-time high
0.6057
in 2005
All-time low
0.5053
in 2020
Years of data
14
2005–2020

Dependency rate, all compared to 15-64 in Mexico, 2005–2020

00.20.40.62005201220202005: 0.6062006: 0.6022009: 0.5622010: 0.5542011: 0.552012: 0.5392013: 0.5342014: 0.542015: 0.5342016: 0.5262017: 0.5232018: 0.5142019: 0.5092020: 0.505

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2020, dependency rate, all compared to 15-64 in Mexico stood at 0.5053. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 8.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, dependency rate, all compared to 15-64 in Mexico peaked at 0.6057 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.5053, in 2020.

Mexico ranks 80th of 113 countries on this measure, 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 Mexico, year by year

Annual values for Dependency rate, all compared to 15-64 in Mexico, 2005 to 2020.
Year Value Change
2005 0.6057
2006 0.6019 -0.6%
2009 0.5621 -6.6%
2010 0.5542 -1.4%
2011 0.5497 -0.8%
2012 0.5386 -2.0%
2013 0.5343 -0.8%
2014 0.5399 +1.1%
2015 0.5339 -1.1%
2016 0.5263 -1.4%
2017 0.5231 -0.6%
2018 0.5137 -1.8%
2019 0.509 -0.9%
2020 0.5053 -0.7%

Mexico compared with similar countries

  • Mexico's 0.5053 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.5072, 100% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
  • Mexico's 0.5053 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
2000s 0.5899 0.5621 0.6057 3
2010s 0.5323 0.509 0.5542 10
2020s 0.5053 0.5053 0.5053 1

Countries ranked near Mexico

  1. 77 Slovenia 0.5072 compare
  2. 78 Croatia 0.5065 compare
  3. 79 Lithuania 0.5061 compare
  4. 81 Romania 0.5045 compare
  5. 82 Tunisia 0.4989 compare
  6. 83 Montenegro 0.4945 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 Mexico?
Dependency rate, all compared to 15-64 in Mexico was 0.5053 in 2020, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest dependency rate, all compared to 15-64 recorded in Mexico?
The highest recorded value was 0.6057 in 2005.
What is the lowest dependency rate, all compared to 15-64 recorded in Mexico?
The lowest recorded value was 0.5053 in 2020.
How does Mexico rank for dependency rate, all compared to 15-64?
Mexico ranks 80th out of 113 countries with data for 2020.
Is dependency rate, all compared to 15-64 rising or falling in Mexico?
Over the last ten years it is down 8.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Mexico 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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