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Dependency ratios

El Salvador — 13 years of data

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Historical Values
Year Value
2013 total dependency ratio: 59 % youth dependency ratio: 47.6 % elderly dependency ratio: 11.3 % potential support ratio: 8.8 (2013)
2014 total dependency ratio: 57.6 % youth dependency ratio: 46.2 % elderly dependency ratio: 11.4 % potential support ratio: 8.8 (2014 est.)
2015 total dependency ratio: 54.3% | youth dependency ratio: 41.7% | elderly dependency ratio: 12.6% | potential support ratio: 7.9% (2015 est.)
2016 total dependency ratio: 54.3% | youth dependency ratio: 41.7% | elderly dependency ratio: 12.6% | potential support ratio: 7.9% (2015 est.)
2017 total dependency ratio: 56.8 | youth dependency ratio: 44.4 | elderly dependency ratio: 12.4 | potential support ratio: 8 (2015 est.)
2018 total dependency ratio: 56.8 (2015 est.) | youth dependency ratio: 44.4 (2015 est.) | elderly dependency ratio: 12.4 (2015 est.) | potential support ratio: 8 (2015 est.)
2019 total dependency ratio: 56.8 (2015 est.) | youth dependency ratio: 44.4 (2015 est.) | elderly dependency ratio: 12.4 (2015 est.) | potential support ratio: 8 (2015 est.)
2020 total dependency ratio: 54.4 | youth dependency ratio: 41.1 | elderly dependency ratio: 13.4 | potential support ratio: 7.5 (2020 est.)
2021 total dependency ratio: 54.4 youth dependency ratio: 41.1 elderly dependency ratio: 13.4 potential support ratio: 7.5 (2020 est.)
2022 total dependency ratio: 51.3 youth dependency ratio: 39 elderly dependency ratio: 12.3 potential support ratio: 8.1 (2021 est.)
2023 total dependency ratio: 51.3 youth dependency ratio: 39 elderly dependency ratio: 12.3 potential support ratio: 8.1 (2021 est.)
2024 total dependency ratio: 51.3 youth dependency ratio: 39 elderly dependency ratio: 12.3 potential support ratio: 8.1 (2021 est.)
2025 total dependency ratio: 43 (2025 est.) youth dependency ratio: 29.9 (2025 est.) elderly dependency ratio: 13.1 (2025 est.) potential support ratio: 7.6 (2025 est.)