Total dependency ratio in Mexico
Mexico: Total dependency ratio was 49.0% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Total dependency ratio in Mexico, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total dependency ratio in Mexico is 49.0%, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
The figure is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 9.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total dependency ratio in Mexico peaked at 101.9% in 1972 and was at its lowest, 49.0%, in 2023.
Mexico ranks 174th of 236 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 | 93.9% | 89.2% | 97.7% | 10 |
| 1960s | 100.1% | 98.3% | 101.5% | 10 |
| 1970s | 100.4% | 96.8% | 101.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 85.8% | 77.5% | 95.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 70.1% | 65.7% | 75.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 60.9% | 56.8% | 64.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 53.2% | 50.8% | 55.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 49.6% | 49.0% | 50.3% | 4 |
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More population data for Mexico
- World population growth -0.6% (2100)
- Population density 67 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 5.55 million people (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development -0.6% (2100)
- Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence 1.89 births per woman (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception 1.89 births per woman (2024)
- Refugees by country of asylum 150,836 people (2024)
- Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate 1.89 births per woman (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. Share of people who are religious 1.91 live births per woman (2023)
- Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age 1.87 children per women (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total dependency ratio in Mexico?
- Total dependency ratio in Mexico was 49.0% in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest total dependency ratio recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 101.9% in 1972.
- What is the lowest total dependency ratio recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.0% in 2023.
- How does Mexico rank for total dependency ratio?
- Mexico ranks 174th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total dependency ratio rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mexico data come from?
- The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Total dependency ratio. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The number of children (under 15) and people aged 65 and over per 100 working-age people (aged 15 to 64).