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The indicator rose 0.2 years from the 68.6 years logged in 2023. No other point in the 25-year World Bank series exceeds this level.
Source: World Bank, WDI (CC BY 4.0).
Across the 26 years of ECLAC's population series using national figures, no value fell below 17.3%. Compared to 2024 (19%), the rate decreased by 1.7 percentage points.
Across the 17 years in the ECLAC series (0 = perfect equality), no value is lower than 0.457. Compared to 2023 (0.469), the change was −0.012.
The 2024 figure exceeds all 25 years in the World Bank series and rises by 0.2 years from 77.7 years in 2023.
Source: World Bank, WDI (CC BY 4.0).
According to harmonised ECLAC data, no year in the 27-year series falls below 16%. The figure represents a 3.6 percentage point decrease compared to the 19.6% recorded in 2024.
According to ECLAC December-to-December series starting in 1976, the rate dropped 1.8 percentage points from 5.5% in 2024 to match the 2001 level.
According to ECLAC data for the central government, no value in the 36-year series exceeds the 49.2% recorded in 2025, representing a 3.2 percentage point increase compared to 2024 (46%).
According to ECLAC central government data as a percentage of GDP, no value in the 36-year series exceeds 65.6%. The figure represents a 3.5 percentage point increase compared to 62.1% in 2024.
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