Aruba vs Dominican Republic: Age dependency ratio
Aruba
52.2%
in 2025
Dominican Republic
52.4%
in 2025
Aruba rank
135th
Dominican Republic rank
132nd
Age dependency ratio over time
- Aruba
- Dominican Republic
How they compare
Dominican Republic currently reports 52.4% against 52.2% in Aruba, a difference of 0.2%.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Dominican Republic has been ahead every year.
Aruba ranks 135th and Dominican Republic ranks 132nd of 218 countries.
Dominican Republic has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Aruba | Dominican Republic | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 77.4% | 107.1% | 29.7% | Dominican Republic |
| 1970s | 63.7% | 95.7% | 32.0% | Dominican Republic |
| 1980s | 50.7% | 80.1% | 29.4% | Dominican Republic |
| 1990s | 47.8% | 70.4% | 22.6% | Dominican Republic |
| 2000s | 43.0% | 61.5% | 18.4% | Dominican Republic |
| 2010s | 44.7% | 54.0% | 9.4% | Dominican Republic |
| 2020s | 50.3% | 52.6% | 2.3% | Dominican Republic |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, Aruba or Dominican Republic?
- Dominican Republic, at 52.4% against 52.2% in Aruba as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio between Aruba and Dominican Republic?
- 0.2%, with Dominican Republic ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Aruba and Dominican Republic?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Aruba and Dominican Republic rank globally for age dependency ratio?
- Aruba ranks 135th and Dominican Republic ranks 132nd 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.