Age dependency ratio in Guatemala
Guatemala: Age dependency ratio was 56.2% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Age dependency ratio in Guatemala, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in % of working-age population.
Analysis
Guatemala recorded 56.2% for age dependency ratio in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
The figure is down 1.9% on the previous year and down 17.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age dependency ratio in Guatemala peaked at 96.1% in 1962 and was at its lowest, 56.2%, in 2025.
Guatemala ranks 99th 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 | 95.2% | 93.9% | 96.1% | 10 |
| 1970s | 93.3% | 93.0% | 93.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 94.5% | 93.2% | 95.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 93.9% | 91.5% | 95.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 85.0% | 77.8% | 90.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 69.2% | 63.5% | 76.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 59.1% | 56.2% | 62.2% | 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)
- Age dependency ratio, old 7.8% (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 in Guatemala?
- Age dependency ratio in Guatemala was 56.2% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest age dependency ratio recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 96.1% in 1962.
- What is the lowest age dependency ratio recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 56.2% in 2025.
- How does Guatemala rank for age dependency ratio?
- Guatemala ranks 99th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is age dependency ratio rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 (% 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.