El Salvador vs Peru: Age dependency ratio of working age population

El Salvador
49.72
in 2023
Peru
50.03
in 2023
El Salvador rank
162nd
Peru rank
160th

Age dependency ratio of working age population over time

  • El Salvador
  • Peru
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How they compare

Peru currently reports 50.03 against 49.72 in El Salvador, a difference of 0.31.

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

El Salvador ranks 162nd and Peru ranks 160th of 229 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 7 and Peru in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador Peru Difference Ahead
1950s 91.75 86.28 5.47 El Salvador
1960s 97.73 92.92 4.81 El Salvador
1970s 95.42 91.68 3.73 El Salvador
1980s 83.82 82.03 1.8 El Salvador
1990s 76.73 70.38 6.35 El Salvador
2000s 69.35 60.55 8.81 El Salvador
2010s 56.81 55.43 1.38 El Salvador
2020s 50.66 50.95 0.2991 Peru

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher age dependency ratio of working age population, El Salvador or Peru?
Peru, at 50.03 against 49.72 in El Salvador as of 2023.
What is the difference in age dependency ratio of working age population between El Salvador and Peru?
0.31, with Peru ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Peru?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do El Salvador and Peru rank globally for age dependency ratio of working age population?
El Salvador ranks 162nd and Peru ranks 160th of 229 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Age dependency ratio of working age population. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Age dependency ratio of working age population
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed