Guyana vs India: Age dependency ratio, old
Guyana
10.9%
in 2025
India
10.8%
in 2025
Guyana rank
123rd
India rank
125th
Age dependency ratio, old over time
- Guyana
- India
How they compare
Guyana currently reports 10.9% against 10.8% in India, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Guyana ahead.
Guyana ranks 123rd and India ranks 125th of 217 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Guyana averaged higher in 2 and India in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guyana | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7.2% | 6.3% | 0.9% | Guyana |
| 1970s | 7.2% | 6.9% | 0.3% | Guyana |
| 1980s | 6.8% | 7.0% | 0.2% | India |
| 1990s | 6.5% | 7.2% | 0.6% | India |
| 2000s | 6.7% | 7.5% | 0.8% | India |
| 2010s | 8.2% | 8.4% | 0.2% | India |
| 2020s | 10.0% | 10.1% | 0.1% | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, old, Guyana or India?
- Guyana, at 10.9% against 10.8% in India as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio, old between Guyana and India?
- 0.1%, with Guyana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guyana and India?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Guyana and India rank globally for age dependency ratio, old?
- Guyana ranks 123rd and India ranks 125th of 217 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.