British Virgin Islands vs Cayman Islands: Age dependency ratio
British Virgin Islands
31.9%
in 2025
Cayman Islands
34.4%
in 2025
British Virgin Islands rank
213th
Cayman Islands rank
212th
Age dependency ratio over time
- British Virgin Islands
- Cayman Islands
How they compare
Cayman Islands currently reports 34.4% against 31.9% in British Virgin Islands, a difference of 2.5%.
That makes Cayman Islands's figure about 1.1 times British Virgin Islands's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was British Virgin Islands ahead.
British Virgin Islands ranks 213th and Cayman Islands ranks 212th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, British Virgin Islands averaged higher in 5 and Cayman Islands in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | British Virgin Islands | Cayman Islands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 84.0% | 82.7% | 1.3% | British Virgin Islands |
| 1970s | 69.4% | 69.7% | 0.3% | Cayman Islands |
| 1980s | 57.2% | 47.4% | 9.8% | British Virgin Islands |
| 1990s | 46.3% | 35.9% | 10.4% | British Virgin Islands |
| 2000s | 40.2% | 32.5% | 7.7% | British Virgin Islands |
| 2010s | 36.3% | 31.2% | 5.1% | British Virgin Islands |
| 2020s | 32.7% | 32.8% | 0.1% | Cayman Islands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, British Virgin Islands or Cayman Islands?
- Cayman Islands, at 34.4% against 31.9% in British Virgin Islands as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio between British Virgin Islands and Cayman Islands?
- 2.5%, with Cayman Islands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for British Virgin Islands and Cayman Islands?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do British Virgin Islands and Cayman Islands rank globally for age dependency ratio?
- British Virgin Islands ranks 213th and Cayman Islands ranks 212th 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.