Grenada vs New Caledonia: Age dependency ratio, old

Grenada
18.5%
in 2025
New Caledonia
17.5%
in 2025
Grenada rank
82nd
New Caledonia rank
85th

Age dependency ratio, old over time

  • Grenada
  • New Caledonia
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How they compare

Grenada currently reports 18.5% against 17.5% in New Caledonia, a difference of 1.0%.

That makes Grenada's figure about 1.1 times New Caledonia's.

Across all 66 years both countries report, Grenada has been ahead every year.

Grenada ranks 82nd and New Caledonia ranks 85th of 218 countries.

Grenada has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Grenada New Caledonia Difference Ahead
1960s 7.6% 5.7% 1.9% Grenada
1970s 8.8% 6.3% 2.6% Grenada
1980s 12.0% 6.9% 5.1% Grenada
1990s 12.9% 7.3% 5.6% Grenada
2000s 14.5% 9.6% 5.0% Grenada
2010s 15.0% 13.0% 2.0% Grenada
2020s 17.2% 16.3% 0.9% Grenada

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher age dependency ratio, old, Grenada or New Caledonia?
Grenada, at 18.5% against 17.5% in New Caledonia as of 2025.
What is the difference in age dependency ratio, old between Grenada and New Caledonia?
1.0%, with Grenada ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Grenada and New Caledonia?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Grenada and New Caledonia rank globally for age dependency ratio, old?
Grenada ranks 82nd and New Caledonia ranks 85th 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.