British Virgin Islands vs Viet Nam: Age dependency ratio, old

British Virgin Islands
13.3%
in 2025
Viet Nam
14.0%
in 2025
British Virgin Islands rank
106th
Viet Nam rank
104th

Age dependency ratio, old over time

  • British Virgin Islands
  • Viet Nam
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How they compare

Viet Nam currently reports 14.0% against 13.3% in British Virgin Islands, a difference of 0.7%.

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

The two have swapped places 5 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was British Virgin Islands ahead.

British Virgin Islands ranks 106th and Viet Nam ranks 104th of 218 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, British Virgin Islands averaged higher in 1 and Viet Nam in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade British Virgin Islands Viet Nam Difference Ahead
1960s 8.9% 9.7% 0.8% Viet Nam
1970s 8.4% 9.9% 1.5% Viet Nam
1980s 8.7% 9.8% 1.1% Viet Nam
1990s 7.3% 9.6% 2.4% Viet Nam
2000s 6.9% 9.3% 2.4% Viet Nam
2010s 9.4% 9.3% 0.1% British Virgin Islands
2020s 12.1% 12.5% 0.4% Viet Nam

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher age dependency ratio, old, British Virgin Islands or Viet Nam?
Viet Nam, at 14.0% against 13.3% in British Virgin Islands as of 2025.
What is the difference in age dependency ratio, old between British Virgin Islands and Viet Nam?
0.7%, with Viet Nam ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for British Virgin Islands and Viet Nam?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do British Virgin Islands and Viet Nam rank globally for age dependency ratio, old?
British Virgin Islands ranks 106th and Viet Nam ranks 104th 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.