Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) vs Saint Martin (French part): Age dependency ratio, old
Age dependency ratio, old over time
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
- Saint Martin (French part)
How they compare
Saint Martin (French part) currently reports 33.2% against 14.6% in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), a difference of 18.6%.
That makes Saint Martin (French part)'s figure about 2.3 times Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)'s.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Saint Martin (French part) ahead.
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 23rd and Saint Martin (French part) ranks 26th of 47 groups.
Across the 7 decades both report, Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) averaged higher in 3 and Saint Martin (French part) in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) | Saint Martin (French part) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.1% | 7.7% | 1.5% | Saint Martin (French part) |
| 1970s | 6.7% | 7.3% | 0.6% | Saint Martin (French part) |
| 1980s | 7.2% | 3.5% | 3.7% | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) |
| 1990s | 8.0% | 4.4% | 3.6% | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) |
| 2000s | 9.2% | 6.4% | 2.8% | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) |
| 2010s | 11.1% | 12.0% | 0.9% | Saint Martin (French part) |
| 2020s | 13.6% | 28.6% | 15.1% | Saint Martin (French part) |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, old, Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) or Saint Martin (French part)?
- Saint Martin (French part), at 33.2% against 14.6% in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio, old between Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Saint Martin (French part)?
- 18.6%, with Saint Martin (French part) ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Saint Martin (French part)?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Saint Martin (French part) rank globally for age dependency ratio, old?
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 23rd and Saint Martin (French part) ranks 26th of 47 groups.
- 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.