Age dependency ratio of working age population in El Salvador
El Salvador: Age dependency ratio of working age population was 49.72 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Age dependency ratio of working age population in El Salvador, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, age dependency ratio of working age population in El Salvador stood at 49.72. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
The figure is down 1.2% on the previous year and down 14.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age dependency ratio of working age population in El Salvador peaked at 100.36 in 1969 and was at its lowest, 49.72, in 2023.
El Salvador ranks 162nd of 229 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 91.75 | 88.87 | 94.83 | 10 |
| 1960s | 97.73 | 95.36 | 100.36 | 10 |
| 1970s | 95.42 | 89.48 | 100.22 | 10 |
| 1980s | 83.82 | 80.45 | 88.25 | 10 |
| 1990s | 76.73 | 72.16 | 80.34 | 10 |
| 2000s | 69.35 | 64.93 | 71.71 | 10 |
| 2010s | 56.81 | 52.21 | 63.19 | 10 |
| 2020s | 50.66 | 49.72 | 51.61 | 4 |
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More population data for El Salvador
- Population growth rate by level of development -0.855 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 204,177 (2100)
- Population density 244.85 (2100)
- Population growth rate -0.855 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -1.06 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 0.3467 Percent per annum (2030)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 6,637 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 0.3466 % change on previous year (2030)
- Fertility and wanted fertility 1.77 (2024)
- Refugee population by country or territory of asylum 120 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is age dependency ratio of working age population in El Salvador?
- Age dependency ratio of working age population in El Salvador was 49.72 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest age dependency ratio of working age population recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 100.36 in 1969.
- What is the lowest age dependency ratio of working age population recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.72 in 2023.
- How does El Salvador rank for age dependency ratio of working age population?
- El Salvador ranks 162nd out of 229 countries with data for 2023.
- Is age dependency ratio of working age population rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Age dependency ratio of working age population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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