Age dependency ratio, old in Guatemala
Guatemala: Age dependency ratio, old was 7.8% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Age dependency ratio, old in Guatemala, 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 Guatemala stood at 7.8%. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 11.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age dependency ratio, old in Guatemala peaked at 7.8% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 4.3%, in 1960.
That places Guatemala 144th 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 | 4.4% | 4.3% | 4.4% | 10 |
| 1970s | 4.7% | 4.4% | 5.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.8% | 5.2% | 6.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.9% | 6.5% | 7.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.0% | 6.9% | 7.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.0% | 6.9% | 7.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.5% | 7.4% | 7.8% | 6 |
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- Age population, age 19, male, interpolated 190,031 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, female, interpolated 196,766 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, male, interpolated 202,919 (2025)
- Population, female 9.42 million (2025)
- Age population, age 20, female, interpolated 186,376 (2025)
- Age population, age 08, female, interpolated 199,539 (2025)
- Age population, age 09, female, interpolated 199,688 (2025)
- Age population, age 08, male, interpolated 205,663 (2025)
- Age population, age 06, male, interpolated 197,967 (2025)
- Age population, age 19, female, interpolated 186,242 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is age dependency ratio, old in Guatemala?
- Age dependency ratio, old in Guatemala was 7.8% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest age dependency ratio, old recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 7.8% in 2025.
- What is the lowest age dependency ratio, old recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.3% in 1960.
- How does Guatemala rank for age dependency ratio, old?
- Guatemala ranks 144th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is age dependency ratio, old rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guatemala 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.