Bhutan vs Turks and Caicos Islands: Age dependency ratio
Bhutan
37.0%
in 2025
Turks and Caicos Islands
38.2%
in 2025
Bhutan rank
208th
Turks and Caicos Islands rank
205th
Age dependency ratio over time
- Bhutan
- Turks and Caicos Islands
How they compare
Turks and Caicos Islands currently reports 38.2% against 37.0% in Bhutan, a difference of 1.2%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Turks and Caicos Islands ahead.
Bhutan ranks 208th and Turks and Caicos Islands ranks 205th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Bhutan averaged higher in 5 and Turks and Caicos Islands in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bhutan | Turks and Caicos Islands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 79.4% | 103.0% | 23.6% | Turks and Caicos Islands |
| 1970s | 80.7% | 99.5% | 18.8% | Turks and Caicos Islands |
| 1980s | 84.0% | 68.2% | 15.8% | Bhutan |
| 1990s | 81.1% | 49.4% | 31.7% | Bhutan |
| 2000s | 63.1% | 43.6% | 19.5% | Bhutan |
| 2010s | 48.4% | 38.1% | 10.3% | Bhutan |
| 2020s | 39.1% | 37.2% | 1.9% | Bhutan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, Bhutan or Turks and Caicos Islands?
- Turks and Caicos Islands, at 38.2% against 37.0% in Bhutan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio between Bhutan and Turks and Caicos Islands?
- 1.2%, with Turks and Caicos Islands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Turks and Caicos Islands?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Bhutan and Turks and Caicos Islands rank globally for age dependency ratio?
- Bhutan ranks 208th and Turks and Caicos Islands ranks 205th 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.