Total dependency ratio fell 1.49% to 51.2% in Paraguay in 2024, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, total dependency ratio in Paraguay reached an all time high of 103% in 1960 and an all time low of 51.2% in 2024. When compared to Paraguay's main peers, total dependency ratio in Argentina amounted to 48.3%, 53.5% in Bolivia, 39.1% in Brazil and 44.3% in Chile in 2024.
Paraguay has been ranked 81st within the group of 174 countries we follow in terms of total dependency ratio, 9 places below the position seen 10 years ago.
| Total Dependency Ratio | Unit | 2030 | 2031 | 2032 | 2033 | 2034 | 2035 | 2036 | 2037 | 2038 | 2039 | 2040 | 2041 | 2042 | 2043 | 2044 | 2045 | 2046 | 2047 | 2048 | 2049 | 2050 |
| Argentina | % | 51.4% | 52.2% | 52.8% | 53.4% | 54.1% | ||||||||||||||||
| Bolivia | % | 46.0% | 45.8% | 45.6% | 45.5% | 45.4% | ||||||||||||||||
| Brazil | % | 50.0% | 50.9% | 52.2% | 53.4% | 54.7% | ||||||||||||||||
| Chile | % | 58.7% | 59.2% | 60.1% | 61.0% | 61.9% | ||||||||||||||||
| Paraguay | % | 44.5% | 44.5% | 44.7% | 45.0% | 45.2% | ||||||||||||||||
| Peru | % | 47.6% | 48.1% | 48.6% | 49.2% | 49.8% | ||||||||||||||||
| Uruguay | % | 56.4% | 57.0% | 57.3% | 57.7% | 58.1% | ||||||||||||||||
| Venezuela | % | 46.3% | 46.6% | 47.1% | 47.5% | 48.0% |
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