Antigua and Barbuda vs Bahamas: Age dependency ratio
Antigua and Barbuda
42.5%
in 2025
Bahamas
42.1%
in 2025
Antigua and Barbuda rank
195th
Bahamas rank
197th
Age dependency ratio over time
- Antigua and Barbuda
- Bahamas
How they compare
Antigua and Barbuda currently reports 42.5% against 42.1% in Bahamas, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Bahamas ahead.
Antigua and Barbuda ranks 195th and Bahamas ranks 197th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Antigua and Barbuda averaged higher in 4 and Bahamas in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Antigua and Barbuda | Bahamas | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 84.9% | 79.3% | 5.6% | Antigua and Barbuda |
| 1970s | 80.9% | 73.8% | 7.0% | Antigua and Barbuda |
| 1980s | 61.8% | 57.9% | 3.9% | Antigua and Barbuda |
| 1990s | 58.9% | 52.3% | 6.7% | Antigua and Barbuda |
| 2000s | 49.8% | 51.0% | 1.1% | Bahamas |
| 2010s | 42.0% | 46.1% | 4.1% | Bahamas |
| 2020s | 41.6% | 42.8% | 1.2% | Bahamas |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, Antigua and Barbuda or Bahamas?
- Antigua and Barbuda, at 42.5% against 42.1% in Bahamas as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio between Antigua and Barbuda and Bahamas?
- 0.4%, with Antigua and Barbuda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Antigua and Barbuda and Bahamas?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Antigua and Barbuda and Bahamas rank globally for age dependency ratio?
- Antigua and Barbuda ranks 195th and Bahamas ranks 197th of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Age dependency ratio (% 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 is the ratio of dependents--people younger than 15 or 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.