Dominica vs Singapore: Age dependency ratio, old
Dominica
19.1%
in 2025
Singapore
19.2%
in 2025
Dominica rank
76th
Singapore rank
75th
Age dependency ratio, old over time
- Dominica
- Singapore
How they compare
Singapore currently reports 19.2% against 19.1% in Dominica, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Dominica ahead.
Dominica ranks 76th and Singapore ranks 75th of 218 countries.
Dominica has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Dominica | Singapore | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 11.6% | 5.1% | 6.6% | Dominica |
| 1970s | 12.8% | 6.3% | 6.5% | Dominica |
| 1980s | 14.1% | 7.2% | 6.9% | Dominica |
| 1990s | 15.6% | 7.9% | 7.8% | Dominica |
| 2000s | 16.5% | 9.0% | 7.6% | Dominica |
| 2010s | 16.0% | 11.4% | 4.6% | Dominica |
| 2020s | 18.3% | 17.2% | 1.2% | Dominica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, old, Dominica or Singapore?
- Singapore, at 19.2% against 19.1% in Dominica as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio, old between Dominica and Singapore?
- 0.1%, with Singapore ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Dominica and Singapore?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Dominica and Singapore rank globally for age dependency ratio, old?
- Dominica ranks 76th and Singapore ranks 75th 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.