Dominica vs Sint Maarten (Dutch part): Age dependency ratio, old
Dominica
19.1%
in 2025
Sint Maarten (Dutch part)
20.5%
in 2025
Dominica rank
76th
Sint Maarten (Dutch part) rank
73rd
Age dependency ratio, old over time
- Dominica
- Sint Maarten (Dutch part)
How they compare
Sint Maarten (Dutch part) currently reports 20.5% against 19.1% in Dominica, a difference of 1.4%.
That makes Sint Maarten (Dutch part)'s figure about 1.1 times Dominica's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Sint Maarten (Dutch part) ahead.
Dominica ranks 76th and Sint Maarten (Dutch part) ranks 73rd of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Dominica averaged higher in 6 and Sint Maarten (Dutch part) in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Dominica | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 11.6% | 10.6% | 1.1% | Dominica |
| 1970s | 12.8% | 6.1% | 6.7% | Dominica |
| 1980s | 14.1% | 5.0% | 9.1% | Dominica |
| 1990s | 15.6% | 4.0% | 11.6% | Dominica |
| 2000s | 16.5% | 5.0% | 11.5% | Dominica |
| 2010s | 16.0% | 10.5% | 5.5% | Dominica |
| 2020s | 18.3% | 18.5% | 0.1% | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, old, Dominica or Sint Maarten (Dutch part)?
- Sint Maarten (Dutch part), at 20.5% against 19.1% in Dominica as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio, old between Dominica and Sint Maarten (Dutch part)?
- 1.4%, with Sint Maarten (Dutch part) ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Dominica and Sint Maarten (Dutch part)?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Dominica and Sint Maarten (Dutch part) rank globally for age dependency ratio, old?
- Dominica ranks 76th and Sint Maarten (Dutch part) ranks 73rd 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.