El Salvador vs India: Youth dependency ratio
El Salvador
37.7%
in 2023
India
36.8%
in 2023
El Salvador rank
103rd
India rank
106th
Youth dependency ratio over time
- El Salvador
- India
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 37.7% against 36.8% in India, a difference of 0.9%.
Across all 74 years both countries report, El Salvador has been ahead every year.
El Salvador ranks 103rd and India ranks 106th of 236 countries.
El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 84.8% | 67.4% | 17.4% | El Salvador |
| 1960s | 91.3% | 75.0% | 16.2% | El Salvador |
| 1970s | 89.7% | 73.4% | 16.3% | El Salvador |
| 1980s | 78.9% | 69.3% | 9.6% | El Salvador |
| 1990s | 70.6% | 64.0% | 6.6% | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 59.4% | 54.8% | 4.6% | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 45.7% | 44.6% | 1.1% | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 38.9% | 38.0% | 0.9% | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher youth dependency ratio, El Salvador or India?
- El Salvador, at 37.7% against 36.8% in India as of 2023.
- What is the difference in youth dependency ratio between El Salvador and India?
- 0.9%, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and India?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do El Salvador and India rank globally for youth dependency ratio?
- El Salvador ranks 103rd and India ranks 106th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Youth dependency ratio. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of children under 15 per 100 working-age people (aged 15 to 64).