Age dependency ratio in Argentina
Argentina: Age dependency ratio was 50.7% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Age dependency ratio in Argentina, 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 in Argentina is 50.7%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.6% on the previous year and down 9.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age dependency ratio in Argentina peaked at 64.2% in 1988 and was at its lowest, 50.7%, in 2025.
Argentina ranks 145th of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 57.3% | 56.8% | 57.5% | 10 |
| 1970s | 58.5% | 56.8% | 61.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 63.6% | 61.8% | 64.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 62.8% | 61.2% | 64.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 58.8% | 56.7% | 60.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 56.0% | 55.6% | 56.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 52.9% | 50.7% | 55.0% | 6 |
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More health data for Argentina
- Age population, age 20, male, interpolated 356,902 (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male 2.46 million (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female 14.4% (2025)
- Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 387,303 (2025)
- Age population, age 21, female, interpolated 337,075 (2025)
- Age population, age 19, male, interpolated 360,542 (2025)
- Age population, age 18, male, interpolated 361,949 (2025)
- Age population, age 19, female, interpolated 341,832 (2025)
- Age population, age 21, male, interpolated 353,189 (2025)
- Age population, age 20, female, interpolated 339,669 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is age dependency ratio in Argentina?
- Age dependency ratio in Argentina was 50.7% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest age dependency ratio recorded in Argentina?
- The highest recorded value was 64.2% in 1988.
- What is the lowest age dependency ratio recorded in Argentina?
- The lowest recorded value was 50.7% in 2025.
- How does Argentina rank for age dependency ratio?
- Argentina ranks 145th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is age dependency ratio rising or falling in Argentina?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Argentina data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Age dependency ratio (% of working-age population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Age dependency ratio is the ratio of dependents--people younger than 15 or 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.