Barbados vs Cuba: Age dependency ratio, old
Barbados
25.9%
in 2025
Cuba
25.1%
in 2025
Barbados rank
56th
Cuba rank
59th
Age dependency ratio, old over time
- Barbados
- Cuba
How they compare
Barbados currently reports 25.9% against 25.1% in Cuba, a difference of 0.8%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Barbados ahead.
Barbados ranks 56th and Cuba ranks 59th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 5 and Cuba in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Cuba | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8.4% | 7.7% | 0.6% | Barbados |
| 1970s | 10.1% | 10.5% | 0.3% | Cuba |
| 1980s | 13.8% | 12.1% | 1.7% | Barbados |
| 1990s | 16.6% | 12.8% | 3.8% | Barbados |
| 2000s | 16.8% | 15.9% | 0.9% | Barbados |
| 2010s | 19.0% | 20.3% | 1.3% | Cuba |
| 2020s | 23.9% | 23.7% | 0.2% | Barbados |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, old, Barbados or Cuba?
- Barbados, at 25.9% against 25.1% in Cuba as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio, old between Barbados and Cuba?
- 0.8%, with Barbados ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Cuba?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Barbados and Cuba rank globally for age dependency ratio, old?
- Barbados ranks 56th and Cuba ranks 59th of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Age dependency ratio, old (% of working-age population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Age dependency ratio, old, is the ratio of older dependents--people 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.