Old age dependency ratio rose 2.81% to 13.3% in Venezuela in 2024, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, old age dependency ratio in Venezuela reached an all time high of 13.3% in 2024 and an all time low of 3.49% in 1950. When compared to Venezuela's main peers, old age dependency ratio in Brazil amounted to 15.9%, 14.0% in Colombia, 7.46% in Guyana and 19.0% in Trinidad and Tobago in 2024.
Venezuela has been ranked 79th within the group of 174 countries we follow in terms of old age dependency ratio, 4 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
| 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% | ||||||||||||||||
| Colombia | % | 27.0% | 27.8% | 28.6% | 29.4% | 30.2% | ||||||||||||||||
| Guyana | % | 18.6% | 19.2% | 19.6% | 20.1% | 20.5% | ||||||||||||||||
| Peru | % | 25.4% | 26.2% | 27.1% | 28.0% | 28.9% | ||||||||||||||||
| Puerto Rico | % | 42.8% | 43.9% | 44.9% | 46.0% | 47.1% | ||||||||||||||||
| Suriname | % | 25.1% | 25.6% | 26.4% | 27.1% | 27.9% | ||||||||||||||||
| Trinidad and Tobago | % | 32.1% | 33.1% | 34.8% | 36.5% | 38.3% | ||||||||||||||||
| Venezuela | % | 23.7% | 24.4% | 25.1% | 25.9% | 26.7% |
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