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Argentina - Elderly Care and Dependency Ratios 19.04

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

Latest value

19.04 (2025)

Global rank

##77 of 217 economies

vs global median

1.5×

Growth since 1960

2.29×

Ranking Race — Elderly Care and Dependency Ratios

1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher

#1#15#29#43#57#71#8519601970198019902000201020202025#89#771986 overtook Jamaica1995 overtook Saint Kitts and Nevis
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Real annual global ranks, 1960 - 2025. Argentina climbed from #89 to #77 (overtook Jamaica). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.

Key events for Argentina ↓

Key Events — Argentina

Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones

1986
Overtook Jamaica in global rank auto
1989
Hyperinflation curated

Prices spiral out of control before convertibility plan.

1995
Overtook Saint Kitts and Nevis in global rank auto
2001
Sovereign default curated

Largest default in history; peso peg abandoned.

2003
Commodity boom rebound curated

Strong recovery driven by commodity exports.

2018
Currency crisis curated

IMF bailout as the peso loses half its value.

Elderly Care and Dependency Ratios, 1960-2025

World Bank WDI · Percentage · linear scale · ranking in the race above
1960197519902005202020258.3111.8915.4619.04
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