Albania vs El Salvador: Total dependency ratio

Albania
50.0%
in 2023
El Salvador
49.7%
in 2023
Albania rank
167th
El Salvador rank
168th

Total dependency ratio over time

  • Albania
  • El Salvador
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How they compare

Albania currently reports 50.0% against 49.7% in El Salvador, a difference of 0.3%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was El Salvador ahead.

Albania ranks 167th and El Salvador ranks 168th of 236 countries.

El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Albania El Salvador Difference Ahead
1950s 83.2% 91.7% 8.6% El Salvador
1960s 89.3% 97.7% 8.4% El Salvador
1970s 80.4% 95.4% 15.0% El Salvador
1980s 65.7% 83.8% 18.2% El Salvador
1990s 60.3% 76.7% 16.4% El Salvador
2000s 54.0% 69.4% 15.3% El Salvador
2010s 46.7% 56.8% 10.2% El Salvador
2020s 48.8% 50.7% 1.8% El Salvador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher total dependency ratio, Albania or El Salvador?
Albania, at 50.0% against 49.7% in El Salvador as of 2023.
What is the difference in total dependency ratio between Albania and El Salvador?
0.3%, with Albania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Albania and El Salvador?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Albania and El Salvador rank globally for total dependency ratio?
Albania ranks 167th and El Salvador ranks 168th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Total dependency ratio. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Total dependency ratio
Unit
%
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
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Number of children (under 15) and people aged 65 and over per 100 working-age people (aged 15 to 64).