Bermuda vs Small states: Age dependency ratio, old
Bermuda
35.3%
in 2025
Small states
14.9%
in 2025
Bermuda rank
18th
Small states rank
19th
Age dependency ratio, old over time
- Bermuda
- Small states
How they compare
Bermuda currently reports 35.3% against 14.9% in Small states, a difference of 20.4%.
That makes Bermuda's figure about 2.4 times Small states's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Bermuda ahead.
Bermuda ranks 18th and Small states ranks 19th of 217 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Bermuda averaged higher in 6 and Small states in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bermuda | Small states | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9.0% | 9.4% | 0.4% | Small states |
| 1970s | 10.6% | 9.9% | 0.7% | Bermuda |
| 1980s | 12.5% | 9.5% | 2.9% | Bermuda |
| 1990s | 14.0% | 9.7% | 4.3% | Bermuda |
| 2000s | 17.4% | 10.5% | 6.9% | Bermuda |
| 2010s | 23.1% | 12.1% | 11.1% | Bermuda |
| 2020s | 31.5% | 14.1% | 17.4% | Bermuda |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, old, Bermuda or Small states?
- Bermuda, at 35.3% against 14.9% in Small states as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio, old between Bermuda and Small states?
- 20.4%, with Bermuda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bermuda and Small states?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Bermuda and Small states rank globally for age dependency ratio, old?
- Bermuda ranks 18th and Small states ranks 19th 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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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.