Age dependency ratio, old in Peru
Peru: Age dependency ratio, old was 14.1% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Age dependency ratio, old in Peru, 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 Peru is 14.1%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
The figure is up 2.4% on the previous year and up 11.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age dependency ratio, old in Peru peaked at 14.1% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 6.2%, in 1993.
Peru ranks 100th 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 | 7.7% | 7.0% | 8.2% | 10 |
| 1970s | 8.3% | 7.9% | 8.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.9% | 6.3% | 7.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.4% | 6.2% | 6.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.0% | 7.1% | 11.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.4% | 11.3% | 13.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.5% | 13.2% | 14.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Peru
- 97 Panama 14.7% compare
- 98 Colombia 14.6% compare
- 99 Kazakhstan 14.6% compare
- 101 Vietnam 14.0% compare
- 102 Saint Lucia 13.7% compare
- 103 British Virgin Islands 13.3% compare
More health data for Peru
- Age population, age 12, female, interpolated 273,311 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, female, interpolated 278,441 (2025)
- Age population, age 13, male, interpolated 286,617 (2025)
- Age population, age 13, female, interpolated 276,774 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, male, interpolated 283,003 (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above 9.5% (2025)
- Age population, age 10, male, interpolated 277,996 (2025)
- Age population, age 09, male, interpolated 276,094 (2025)
- Age population, age 10, female, interpolated 268,335 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, male, interpolated 288,414 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is age dependency ratio, old in Peru?
- Age dependency ratio, old in Peru was 14.1% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest age dependency ratio, old recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 14.1% in 2025.
- What is the lowest age dependency ratio, old recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.2% in 1993.
- How does Peru rank for age dependency ratio, old?
- Peru ranks 100th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is age dependency ratio, old rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Peru 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.