Bermuda vs World: Age dependency ratio, old
Bermuda
35.3%
in 2025
World
16.0%
in 2025
Bermuda rank
18th
World rank
15th
Age dependency ratio, old over time
- Bermuda
- World
How they compare
Bermuda currently reports 35.3% against 16.0% in World, a difference of 19.3%.
That makes Bermuda's figure about 2.2 times World's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Bermuda ahead.
Bermuda ranks 18th and World ranks 15th of 217 countries.
Bermuda has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bermuda | World | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9.0% | 8.9% | 0.1% | Bermuda |
| 1970s | 10.6% | 9.6% | 1.0% | Bermuda |
| 1980s | 12.5% | 9.8% | 2.7% | Bermuda |
| 1990s | 14.0% | 10.4% | 3.6% | Bermuda |
| 2000s | 17.4% | 11.2% | 6.1% | Bermuda |
| 2010s | 23.1% | 12.7% | 10.5% | Bermuda |
| 2020s | 31.5% | 15.2% | 16.4% | Bermuda |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, old, Bermuda or World?
- Bermuda, at 35.3% against 16.0% in World as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio, old between Bermuda and World?
- 19.3%, with Bermuda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bermuda and World?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Bermuda and World rank globally for age dependency ratio, old?
- Bermuda ranks 18th and World ranks 15th 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.