OECD members vs United States Virgin Islands: Age dependency ratio, old (% of working-age population)
OECD members
29.5%
in 2025
United States Virgin Islands
38.3%
in 2025
OECD members rank
6th
United States Virgin Islands rank
8th
Age dependency ratio, old (% of working-age population) over time
- OECD members
- United States Virgin Islands
How they compare
United States Virgin Islands currently reports 38.3% against 29.5% in OECD members, a difference of 8.8%.
That makes United States Virgin Islands's figure about 1.3 times OECD members's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was OECD members ahead.
OECD members ranks 6th and United States Virgin Islands ranks 8th of 47 groups.
Across the 7 decades both report, OECD members averaged higher in 5 and United States Virgin Islands in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | OECD members | United States Virgin Islands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 14.1% | 8.1% | 5.9% | OECD members |
| 1970s | 15.6% | 6.7% | 9.0% | OECD members |
| 1980s | 16.4% | 8.2% | 8.2% | OECD members |
| 1990s | 18.1% | 10.7% | 7.3% | OECD members |
| 2000s | 20.1% | 15.9% | 4.2% | OECD members |
| 2010s | 23.7% | 26.8% | 3.1% | United States Virgin Islands |
| 2020s | 27.9% | 36.0% | 8.0% | United States Virgin Islands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, old, OECD members or United States Virgin Islands?
- United States Virgin Islands, at 38.3% against 29.5% in OECD members as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio, old between OECD members and United States Virgin Islands?
- 8.8%, with United States Virgin Islands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for OECD members and United States Virgin Islands?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do OECD members and United States Virgin Islands rank globally for age dependency ratio, old?
- OECD members ranks 6th and United States Virgin Islands ranks 8th 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.