Old age dependency ratio rose 2.72% to 13.8% in Ecuador in 2024, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, old age dependency ratio in Ecuador reached an all time high of 13.8% in 2024 and an all time low of 6.66% in 1985. When compared to Ecuador's main peers, old age dependency ratio in Brazil amounted to 15.9%, 14.0% in Colombia, 14.7% in Panama and 12.9% in Peru in 2024.
Ecuador has been ranked 76th within the group of 174 countries we follow in terms of old age dependency ratio.
| Old Age Dependency Ratio | Unit | 2030 | 2031 | 2032 | 2033 | 2034 | 2035 | 2036 | 2037 | 2038 | 2039 | 2040 | 2041 | 2042 | 2043 | 2044 | 2045 | 2046 | 2047 | 2048 | 2049 | 2050 |
| Bolivia | % | 14.0% | 14.2% | 14.6% | 15.0% | 15.3% | ||||||||||||||||
| Brazil | % | 32.9% | 34.0% | 35.4% | 36.8% | 38.2% | ||||||||||||||||
| Chile | % | 40.3% | 41.0% | 42.1% | 43.1% | 44.1% | ||||||||||||||||
| Colombia | % | 27.0% | 27.8% | 28.6% | 29.4% | 30.2% | ||||||||||||||||
| Costa Rica | % | 33.7% | 34.8% | 36.2% | 37.6% | 39.0% | ||||||||||||||||
| Ecuador | % | 25.2% | 25.9% | 26.7% | 27.4% | 28.2% | ||||||||||||||||
| Honduras | % | 16.5% | 17.1% | 17.8% | 18.6% | 19.3% | ||||||||||||||||
| Nicaragua | % | 20.9% | 21.7% | 22.8% | 23.9% | 25.0% | ||||||||||||||||
| Panama | % | 27.4% | 28.2% | 28.9% | 29.7% | 30.4% | ||||||||||||||||
| Peru | % | 25.4% | 26.2% | 27.1% | 28.0% | 28.9% | ||||||||||||||||
| Venezuela | % | 23.7% | 24.4% | 25.1% | 25.9% | 26.7% |
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