Dependency rate, all compared to 15-64 in Paraguay

Paraguay: Dependency rate, all compared to 15-64 was 0.5428 in 2021. ▼ Falling

Latest (2021)
0.5428
Change on year
down 2.0%
World rank
55th
of 110 countries
All-time high
0.8594
in 1997
All-time low
0.5419
in 2014
Years of data
23
1997–2021

Dependency rate, all compared to 15-64 in Paraguay, 1997–2021

00.20.40.60.81997200920211997: 0.8591999: 0.8122001: 0.772002: 0.7552003: 0.7412004: 0.7032005: 0.6992006: 0.6972007: 0.6772008: 0.6622009: 0.632010: 0.6222011: 0.5772012: 0.5822013: 0.562014: 0.5422015: 0.5692016: 0.5752017: 0.5642018: 0.5652019: 0.5622020: 0.5542021: 0.543

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2021, dependency rate, all compared to 15-64 in Paraguay stood at 0.5428.

The figure is down 2.0% on the previous year and down 5.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, dependency rate, all compared to 15-64 in Paraguay peaked at 0.8594 in 1997 and was at its lowest, 0.5419, in 2014.

That places Paraguay 55th out of 110 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.836 0.8125 0.8594 2
2000s 0.7037 0.6302 0.7695 9
2010s 0.5718 0.5419 0.6223 10
2020s 0.5483 0.5428 0.5538 2

Countries ranked near Paraguay

  1. 52 Ireland 0.5469 compare
  2. 53 United Kingdom 0.5448 compare
  3. 54 Latvia 0.5433 compare
  4. 56 Portugal 0.5427 compare
  5. 57 Belgium 0.5418 compare
  6. 58 Puerto Rico 0.5411 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is dependency rate, all compared to 15-64 in Paraguay?
Dependency rate, all compared to 15-64 in Paraguay was 0.5428 in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest dependency rate, all compared to 15-64 recorded in Paraguay?
The highest recorded value was 0.8594 in 1997.
What is the lowest dependency rate, all compared to 15-64 recorded in Paraguay?
The lowest recorded value was 0.5419 in 2014.
How does Paraguay rank for dependency rate, all compared to 15-64?
Paraguay ranks 55th out of 110 countries with data for 2021.
Is dependency rate, all compared to 15-64 rising or falling in Paraguay?
Over the last ten years it is down 5.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Paraguay 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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Indicator
Dependency rate, all compared to 15-64
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
112 places, 1,653 data points, 1970–2021
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