Dependency rate, all compared to 15-64 in Peru

Peru: Dependency rate, all compared to 15-64 was 0.5606 in 2021. ▼ Falling

Latest (2021)
0.5606
Change on year
up 0.7%
World rank
45th
of 113 countries
All-time high
0.6916
in 2000
All-time low
0.5492
in 2014
Years of data
22
1997–2021

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

00.20.40.61997200920211997: 0.6851998: 0.6871999: 0.682000: 0.6922001: 0.6612002: 0.642005: 0.6172006: 0.6052007: 0.6072009: 0.5762010: 0.5732011: 0.5682012: 0.5512013: 0.5512014: 0.5492015: 0.572016: 0.5642017: 0.5682018: 0.5742019: 0.5732020: 0.5572021: 0.561

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2021, dependency rate, all compared to 15-64 in Peru stood at 0.5606.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and down 1.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, dependency rate, all compared to 15-64 in Peru peaked at 0.6916 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.5492, in 2014.

That places Peru 45th out of 113 countries with data for 2021, putting it 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 Peru, year by year

Annual values for Dependency rate, all compared to 15-64 in Peru, 1997 to 2021.
Year Value Change
1997 0.6853
1998 0.6873 +0.3%
1999 0.6804 -1.0%
2000 0.6916 +1.6%
2001 0.6615 -4.4%
2002 0.64 -3.3%
2005 0.6172 -3.6%
2006 0.6052 -1.9%
2007 0.6067 +0.3%
2009 0.5764 -5.0%
2010 0.5727 -0.6%
2011 0.5684 -0.7%
2012 0.5513 -3.0%
2013 0.5515 +0.0%
2014 0.5492 -0.4%
2015 0.5695 +3.7%
2016 0.5641 -0.9%
2017 0.5683 +0.7%
2018 0.5737 +0.9%
2019 0.5727 -0.2%
2020 0.5567 -2.8%
2021 0.5606 +0.7%

Peru compared with similar countries

  • Peru's 0.5606 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.5072, 1.1× the median. (35 countries reporting)
  • Peru's 0.5606 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.5507, 1.0× the median. (22 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.6843 0.6804 0.6873 3
2000s 0.6284 0.5764 0.6916 7
2010s 0.5642 0.5492 0.5737 10
2020s 0.5586 0.5567 0.5606 2

Countries ranked near Peru

  1. 42 Dominican Republic 0.5613 compare
  2. 43 Italy 0.5611 compare
  3. 44 Philippines 0.5608 compare
  4. 46 Venezuela 0.5585 compare
  5. 47 Tajikistan 0.5582 compare
  6. 48 Greece 0.5563 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 Peru?
Dependency rate, all compared to 15-64 in Peru was 0.5606 in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest dependency rate, all compared to 15-64 recorded in Peru?
The highest recorded value was 0.6916 in 2000.
What is the lowest dependency rate, all compared to 15-64 recorded in Peru?
The lowest recorded value was 0.5492 in 2014.
How does Peru rank for dependency rate, all compared to 15-64?
Peru ranks 45th out of 113 countries with data for 2021.
Is dependency rate, all compared to 15-64 rising or falling in Peru?
Over the last ten years it is down 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Peru 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
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World Bank
Licence
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Coverage
113 places, 1,668 data points, 1970–2021
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