Age dependency ratio in Peru
Peru: Age dependency ratio was 49.4% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Age dependency ratio 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 in Peru is 49.4%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 11.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age dependency ratio in Peru peaked at 93.7% in 1967 and was at its lowest, 49.4%, in 2025.
That places Peru 155th out of 215 countries with data for 2025, putting it 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 | 92.9% | 91.0% | 93.7% | 10 |
| 1970s | 91.7% | 88.8% | 93.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 82.0% | 76.6% | 87.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 70.4% | 65.1% | 75.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 60.6% | 57.9% | 64.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 55.4% | 52.7% | 57.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 50.5% | 49.4% | 52.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Peru
- 152 Armenia 50.2% compare
- 153 Syria 49.9% compare
- 154 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 49.5% compare
- 156 New Caledonia 49.0% compare
- 157 Philippines 48.9% compare
- 158 El Salvador 48.6% 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 in Peru?
- Age dependency ratio in Peru was 49.4% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest age dependency ratio recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 93.7% in 1967.
- What is the lowest age dependency ratio recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.4% in 2025.
- How does Peru rank for age dependency ratio?
- Peru ranks 155th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is age dependency ratio rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 (% 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.