Bahamas vs Saint Kitts and Nevis: Age dependency ratio
Bahamas
42.1%
in 2025
Saint Kitts and Nevis
43.0%
in 2025
Bahamas rank
197th
Saint Kitts and Nevis rank
194th
Age dependency ratio over time
- Bahamas
- Saint Kitts and Nevis
How they compare
Saint Kitts and Nevis currently reports 43.0% against 42.1% in Bahamas, a difference of 0.9%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Saint Kitts and Nevis ahead.
Bahamas ranks 197th and Saint Kitts and Nevis ranks 194th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Bahamas averaged higher in 2 and Saint Kitts and Nevis in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahamas | Saint Kitts and Nevis | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 79.3% | 109.3% | 30.0% | Saint Kitts and Nevis |
| 1970s | 73.8% | 99.5% | 25.7% | Saint Kitts and Nevis |
| 1980s | 57.9% | 80.2% | 22.3% | Saint Kitts and Nevis |
| 1990s | 52.3% | 69.1% | 16.9% | Saint Kitts and Nevis |
| 2000s | 51.0% | 51.4% | 0.5% | Saint Kitts and Nevis |
| 2010s | 46.1% | 40.6% | 5.5% | Bahamas |
| 2020s | 42.8% | 41.0% | 1.8% | Bahamas |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, Bahamas or Saint Kitts and Nevis?
- Saint Kitts and Nevis, at 43.0% against 42.1% in Bahamas as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio between Bahamas and Saint Kitts and Nevis?
- 0.9%, with Saint Kitts and Nevis ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and Saint Kitts and Nevis?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Bahamas and Saint Kitts and Nevis rank globally for age dependency ratio?
- Bahamas ranks 197th and Saint Kitts and Nevis ranks 194th 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.