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Mexico - Elderly Care and Dependency Ratios 12.65

World Bank WDI · updated 2026-10-15 · 217 economies tracked

Latest value

12.65 (2025)

Global rank

##111 of 217 economies

vs global median

1.0×

Growth since 1960

2.29×

Ranking Race — Elderly Care and Dependency Ratios

1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher

#1#30#59#88#117#146#17519601970198019902000201020202025#171#1112006 overtook Peru2007 overtook Mauritius
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Real annual global ranks, 1960 - 2025. Mexico climbed from #171 to #111 (overtook Peru). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.

Key events for Mexico ↓

Key Events — Mexico

Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones

1982
Debt crisis curated

Defaults on external debt; peso devalues sharply.

1994
Peso crisis and NAFTA curated

Tequila crisis hits weeks after NAFTA takes effect.

2006
Overtook Peru in global rank auto
2007
Overtook Mauritius in global rank auto
2009
Global crisis recession curated

Heavy US dependence drags GDP down.

2020
COVID-19 recession curated

Sharp contraction with limited fiscal space.

Elderly Care and Dependency Ratios, 1960-2025

World Bank WDI · Percentage · linear scale · ranking in the race above
1960197519902005202020255.337.7710.2112.65
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