Age dependency ratio in Chile
Chile: Age dependency ratio was 45.2% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Age dependency ratio 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 in Chile stood at 45.2%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and down 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age dependency ratio in Chile peaked at 75.9% in 1962 and was at its lowest, 45.0%, in 2019.
That places Chile 178th out of 215 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 74.9% | 72.9% | 75.9% | 10 |
| 1970s | 67.4% | 62.5% | 72.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 58.0% | 55.8% | 61.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 55.5% | 54.4% | 55.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 50.1% | 46.6% | 53.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 45.4% | 45.0% | 46.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 45.1% | 45.0% | 45.2% | 6 |
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- 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 in Chile?
- Age dependency ratio in Chile was 45.2% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest age dependency ratio recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 75.9% in 1962.
- What is the lowest age dependency ratio recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 45.0% in 2019.
- How does Chile rank for age dependency ratio?
- Chile ranks 178th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is age dependency ratio rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 (% 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.