Age dependency ratio, old in Chile
Chile: Age dependency ratio, old was 21.2% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Age dependency ratio, old in Chile, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in % of working-age population.
Analysis
In 2025, age dependency ratio, old in Chile stood at 21.2%. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.3% on the previous year and up 29.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age dependency ratio, old in Chile peaked at 21.2% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 5.9%, in 1960.
Chile ranks 70th of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.3% | 5.9% | 6.7% | 10 |
| 1970s | 7.1% | 6.8% | 7.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | 8.3% | 7.7% | 9.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 11.0% | 9.4% | 12.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 13.5% | 12.6% | 14.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.2% | 14.6% | 17.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.7% | 18.3% | 21.2% | 6 |
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More health data for Chile
- Age population, age 11, female, interpolated 121,992 (2025)
- Age population, age 21, male, interpolated 126,779 (2025)
- Age population, age 21, female, interpolated 122,599 (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male 17.0% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total 3.29 million (2025)
- Age population, age 20, female, interpolated 119,751 (2025)
- Age population, age 19, female, interpolated 117,895 (2025)
- Age population, age 19, male, interpolated 122,641 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total 13.68 million (2025)
- Age population, age 20, male, interpolated 124,354 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is age dependency ratio, old in Chile?
- Age dependency ratio, old in Chile was 21.2% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest age dependency ratio, old recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 21.2% in 2025.
- What is the lowest age dependency ratio, old recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.9% in 1960.
- How does Chile rank for age dependency ratio, old?
- Chile ranks 70th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is age dependency ratio, old rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Chile data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Age dependency ratio, old (% of working-age population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Age dependency ratio, old, is the ratio of older dependents--people older than 64--to the working-age population--those ages 15-64. Data are shown as the proportion of dependents per 100 working-age population.