Belize vs Vanuatu: Age dependency ratio, old

Belize
7.6%
in 2025
Vanuatu
7.6%
in 2025
Belize rank
148th
Vanuatu rank
149th

Age dependency ratio, old over time

  • Belize
  • Vanuatu
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How they compare

Belize currently reports 7.6% against 7.6% in Vanuatu, a difference of 0.0%.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Belize ahead.

Belize ranks 148th and Vanuatu ranks 149th of 217 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Belize averaged higher in 6 and Vanuatu in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Belize Vanuatu Difference Ahead
1960s 8.7% 6.3% 2.4% Belize
1970s 9.0% 5.9% 3.0% Belize
1980s 8.3% 8.3% 0.0% Belize
1990s 7.3% 6.1% 1.1% Belize
2000s 6.9% 5.1% 1.7% Belize
2010s 6.4% 6.3% 0.1% Belize
2020s 7.1% 7.3% 0.2% Vanuatu

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher age dependency ratio, old, Belize or Vanuatu?
Belize, at 7.6% against 7.6% in Vanuatu as of 2025.
What is the difference in age dependency ratio, old between Belize and Vanuatu?
0.0%, with Belize ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belize and Vanuatu?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Belize and Vanuatu rank globally for age dependency ratio, old?
Belize ranks 148th and Vanuatu ranks 149th of 217 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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Indicator
Age dependency ratio, old (% of working-age population)
Unit
% of working-age population
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
266 places, 17,526 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

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.