British Virgin Islands vs Peru: Age dependency ratio, old

British Virgin Islands
13.3%
in 2025
Peru
14.1%
in 2025
British Virgin Islands rank
106th
Peru rank
103rd

Age dependency ratio, old over time

  • British Virgin Islands
  • Peru
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How they compare

Peru currently reports 14.1% against 13.3% in British Virgin Islands, a difference of 0.8%.

That makes Peru's figure about 1.1 times British Virgin Islands's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was British Virgin Islands ahead.

British Virgin Islands ranks 106th and Peru ranks 103rd of 218 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, British Virgin Islands averaged higher in 4 and Peru in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade British Virgin Islands Peru Difference Ahead
1960s 8.9% 7.7% 1.2% British Virgin Islands
1970s 8.4% 8.3% 0.1% British Virgin Islands
1980s 8.7% 6.9% 1.9% British Virgin Islands
1990s 7.3% 6.4% 0.8% British Virgin Islands
2000s 6.9% 9.0% 2.1% Peru
2010s 9.4% 12.4% 3.0% Peru
2020s 12.1% 13.5% 1.4% Peru

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher age dependency ratio, old, British Virgin Islands or Peru?
Peru, at 14.1% against 13.3% in British Virgin Islands as of 2025.
What is the difference in age dependency ratio, old between British Virgin Islands and Peru?
0.8%, with Peru ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for British Virgin Islands and Peru?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do British Virgin Islands and Peru rank globally for age dependency ratio, old?
British Virgin Islands ranks 106th and Peru ranks 103rd 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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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.