Barbados vs Moldova: Age dependency ratio, old (% of working-age population)
Barbados
25.9%
in 2025
Moldova
26.5%
in 2025
Barbados rank
56th
Moldova rank
55th
Age dependency ratio, old (% of working-age population) over time
- Barbados
- Moldova
How they compare
Moldova currently reports 26.5% against 25.9% in Barbados, a difference of 0.6%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Moldova ahead.
Barbados ranks 56th and Moldova ranks 55th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 4 and Moldova in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Moldova | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8.4% | 9.2% | 0.8% | Moldova |
| 1970s | 10.1% | 10.6% | 0.4% | Moldova |
| 1980s | 13.8% | 11.7% | 2.1% | Barbados |
| 1990s | 16.6% | 14.5% | 2.1% | Barbados |
| 2000s | 16.8% | 15.2% | 1.6% | Barbados |
| 2010s | 19.0% | 16.8% | 2.1% | Barbados |
| 2020s | 23.9% | 24.0% | 0.0% | Moldova |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, old, Barbados or Moldova?
- Moldova, at 26.5% against 25.9% in Barbados as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio, old between Barbados and Moldova?
- 0.6%, with Moldova ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Moldova?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Barbados and Moldova rank globally for age dependency ratio, old?
- Barbados ranks 56th and Moldova ranks 55th 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.