Singapore vs Sint Maarten (Dutch part): Age dependency ratio, old
Singapore
19.2%
in 2025
Sint Maarten (Dutch part)
20.5%
in 2025
Singapore rank
75th
Sint Maarten (Dutch part) rank
73rd
Age dependency ratio, old over time
- Singapore
- Sint Maarten (Dutch part)
How they compare
Sint Maarten (Dutch part) currently reports 20.5% against 19.2% in Singapore, a difference of 1.3%.
That makes Sint Maarten (Dutch part)'s figure about 1.1 times Singapore's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Sint Maarten (Dutch part) ahead.
Singapore ranks 75th and Sint Maarten (Dutch part) ranks 73rd of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Singapore averaged higher in 5 and Sint Maarten (Dutch part) in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Singapore | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.1% | 10.6% | 5.5% | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) |
| 1970s | 6.3% | 6.1% | 0.2% | Singapore |
| 1980s | 7.2% | 5.0% | 2.2% | Singapore |
| 1990s | 7.9% | 4.0% | 3.9% | Singapore |
| 2000s | 9.0% | 5.0% | 4.0% | Singapore |
| 2010s | 11.4% | 10.5% | 1.0% | Singapore |
| 2020s | 17.2% | 18.5% | 1.3% | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, old, Singapore or Sint Maarten (Dutch part)?
- Sint Maarten (Dutch part), at 20.5% against 19.2% in Singapore as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio, old between Singapore and Sint Maarten (Dutch part)?
- 1.3%, with Sint Maarten (Dutch part) ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Singapore and Sint Maarten (Dutch part)?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Singapore and Sint Maarten (Dutch part) rank globally for age dependency ratio, old?
- Singapore ranks 75th and Sint Maarten (Dutch part) ranks 73rd 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.