Peru vs Saint Lucia: Age dependency ratio, old
Peru
14.1%
in 2025
Saint Lucia
13.7%
in 2025
Peru rank
103rd
Saint Lucia rank
105th
Age dependency ratio, old over time
- Peru
- Saint Lucia
How they compare
Peru currently reports 14.1% against 13.7% in Saint Lucia, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Saint Lucia ahead.
Peru ranks 103rd and Saint Lucia ranks 105th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Peru averaged higher in 2 and Saint Lucia in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Peru | Saint Lucia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7.7% | 8.7% | 1.1% | Saint Lucia |
| 1970s | 8.3% | 9.7% | 1.5% | Saint Lucia |
| 1980s | 6.9% | 9.5% | 2.7% | Saint Lucia |
| 1990s | 6.4% | 9.5% | 3.1% | Saint Lucia |
| 2000s | 9.0% | 10.3% | 1.3% | Saint Lucia |
| 2010s | 12.4% | 11.2% | 1.2% | Peru |
| 2020s | 13.5% | 12.7% | 0.8% | Peru |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, old, Peru or Saint Lucia?
- Peru, at 14.1% against 13.7% in Saint Lucia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio, old between Peru and Saint Lucia?
- 0.4%, with Peru ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Peru and Saint Lucia?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Peru and Saint Lucia rank globally for age dependency ratio, old?
- Peru ranks 103rd and Saint Lucia ranks 105th 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.