Age dependency ratio, old in Ecuador
Ecuador: Age dependency ratio, old was 12.7% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Age dependency ratio, old in Ecuador, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in % of working-age population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for age dependency ratio, old in Ecuador is 12.7%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.6% on the previous year and up 23.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age dependency ratio, old in Ecuador peaked at 12.7% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 6.3%, in 1988.
That places Ecuador 108th out of 215 countries with data for 2025, putting it 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 | 8.3% | 7.7% | 8.9% | 10 |
| 1970s | 7.2% | 6.8% | 7.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.5% | 6.3% | 6.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 7.0% | 6.4% | 7.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.5% | 7.9% | 9.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.2% | 9.3% | 11.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.0% | 11.4% | 12.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
- 105 American Samoa 13.1% compare
- 106 Cayman Islands 12.8% compare
- 107 Morocco 12.7% compare
- 109 Mexico 12.6% compare
- 110 Dominican Republic 12.5% compare
- 111 Iran 12.4% compare
More health data for Ecuador
- Age population, age 12, female, interpolated 153,515 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, male, interpolated 165,962 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, female, interpolated 159,279 (2025)
- Age population, age 13, male, interpolated 165,399 (2025)
- Age population, age 13, female, interpolated 158,711 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, male, interpolated 159,980 (2025)
- Age population, age 10, male, interpolated 151,834 (2025)
- Age population, age 09, male, interpolated 149,012 (2025)
- Age population, age 10, female, interpolated 145,656 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 158,574 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is age dependency ratio, old in Ecuador?
- Age dependency ratio, old in Ecuador was 12.7% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest age dependency ratio, old recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 12.7% in 2025.
- What is the lowest age dependency ratio, old recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.3% in 1988.
- How does Ecuador rank for age dependency ratio, old?
- Ecuador ranks 108th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is age dependency ratio, old rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ecuador 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.