Seychelles vs Tuvalu: Age dependency ratio, old
Seychelles
12.2%
in 2025
Tuvalu
11.7%
in 2025
Seychelles rank
117th
Tuvalu rank
119th
Age dependency ratio, old over time
- Seychelles
- Tuvalu
How they compare
Seychelles currently reports 12.2% against 11.7% in Tuvalu, a difference of 0.5%.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Seychelles has been ahead every year.
Seychelles ranks 117th and Tuvalu ranks 119th of 218 countries.
Seychelles has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Seychelles | Tuvalu | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 11.0% | 7.8% | 3.2% | Seychelles |
| 1970s | 11.6% | 7.7% | 3.9% | Seychelles |
| 1980s | 11.5% | 7.4% | 4.0% | Seychelles |
| 1990s | 11.4% | 10.3% | 1.1% | Seychelles |
| 2000s | 10.9% | 9.7% | 1.2% | Seychelles |
| 2010s | 10.0% | 8.7% | 1.3% | Seychelles |
| 2020s | 11.5% | 10.1% | 1.3% | Seychelles |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, old, Seychelles or Tuvalu?
- Seychelles, at 12.2% against 11.7% in Tuvalu as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio, old between Seychelles and Tuvalu?
- 0.5%, with Seychelles ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Seychelles and Tuvalu?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Seychelles and Tuvalu rank globally for age dependency ratio, old?
- Seychelles ranks 117th and Tuvalu ranks 119th 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.