Youth dependency ratio fell 2.43% to 40.1% in Paraguay in 2024, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, youth dependency ratio in Paraguay reached an all time high of 96.2% in 1955 and an all time low of 40.1% in 2024. When compared to Paraguay's main peers, youth dependency ratio in Argentina amounted to 28.7%, 44.1% in Bolivia, 23.1% in Brazil and 22.9% in Chile in 2024.
Paraguay has been ranked 60th within the group of 174 countries we follow in terms of youth dependency ratio, 7 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Youth 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 | % | 21.9% | 21.7% | 21.5% | 21.2% | 21.0% | ||||||||||||||||
| Bolivia | % | 32.1% | 31.5% | 31.0% | 30.5% | 30.1% | ||||||||||||||||
| Brazil | % | 17.1% | 16.9% | 16.7% | 16.6% | 16.5% | ||||||||||||||||
| Chile | % | 18.4% | 18.2% | 18.1% | 17.9% | 17.8% | ||||||||||||||||
| Paraguay | % | 28.3% | 27.9% | 27.5% | 27.1% | 26.8% | ||||||||||||||||
| Peru | % | 22.2% | 21.8% | 21.5% | 21.2% | 20.9% | ||||||||||||||||
| Uruguay | % | 20.7% | 20.5% | 20.2% | 20.0% | 19.8% | ||||||||||||||||
| Venezuela | % | 22.6% | 22.2% | 22.0% | 21.6% | 21.3% |
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