Saint Lucia vs Vietnam: Age dependency ratio, old (% of working-age population)
Saint Lucia
13.7%
in 2025
Vietnam
14.0%
in 2025
Saint Lucia rank
105th
Vietnam rank
104th
Age dependency ratio, old (% of working-age population) over time
- Saint Lucia
- Vietnam
How they compare
Vietnam currently reports 14.0% against 13.7% in Saint Lucia, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Vietnam ahead.
Saint Lucia ranks 105th and Vietnam ranks 104th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Saint Lucia averaged higher in 3 and Vietnam in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Saint Lucia | Vietnam | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8.7% | 9.7% | 1.0% | Vietnam |
| 1970s | 9.7% | 9.9% | 0.2% | Vietnam |
| 1980s | 9.5% | 9.8% | 0.3% | Vietnam |
| 1990s | 9.5% | 9.6% | 0.1% | Vietnam |
| 2000s | 10.3% | 9.3% | 1.0% | Saint Lucia |
| 2010s | 11.2% | 9.3% | 1.9% | Saint Lucia |
| 2020s | 12.7% | 12.5% | 0.2% | Saint Lucia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, old, Saint Lucia or Vietnam?
- Vietnam, at 14.0% against 13.7% in Saint Lucia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio, old between Saint Lucia and Vietnam?
- 0.3%, with Vietnam ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Saint Lucia and Vietnam?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Saint Lucia and Vietnam rank globally for age dependency ratio, old?
- Saint Lucia ranks 105th and Vietnam ranks 104th 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.