British Virgin Islands vs Saint Lucia: Age dependency ratio, old
British Virgin Islands
13.3%
in 2025
Saint Lucia
13.7%
in 2025
British Virgin Islands rank
106th
Saint Lucia rank
105th
Age dependency ratio, old over time
- British Virgin Islands
- Saint Lucia
How they compare
Saint Lucia currently reports 13.7% against 13.3% in British Virgin Islands, a difference of 0.4%.
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 Saint Lucia ranks 105th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, British Virgin Islands averaged higher in 1 and Saint Lucia in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | British Virgin Islands | Saint Lucia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8.9% | 8.7% | 0.2% | British Virgin Islands |
| 1970s | 8.4% | 9.7% | 1.4% | Saint Lucia |
| 1980s | 8.7% | 9.5% | 0.8% | Saint Lucia |
| 1990s | 7.3% | 9.5% | 2.3% | Saint Lucia |
| 2000s | 6.9% | 10.3% | 3.4% | Saint Lucia |
| 2010s | 9.4% | 11.2% | 1.8% | Saint Lucia |
| 2020s | 12.1% | 12.7% | 0.6% | Saint Lucia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, old, British Virgin Islands or Saint Lucia?
- Saint Lucia, at 13.7% against 13.3% in British Virgin Islands as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio, old between British Virgin Islands and Saint Lucia?
- 0.4%, with Saint Lucia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for British Virgin Islands and Saint Lucia?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do British Virgin Islands and Saint Lucia rank globally for age dependency ratio, old?
- British Virgin Islands ranks 106th and Saint Lucia ranks 105th 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.