British Virgin Islands vs Saudi Arabia: Age dependency ratio
British Virgin Islands
31.9%
in 2025
Saudi Arabia
36.4%
in 2025
British Virgin Islands rank
213th
Saudi Arabia rank
210th
Age dependency ratio over time
- British Virgin Islands
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Saudi Arabia currently reports 36.4% against 31.9% in British Virgin Islands, a difference of 4.5%.
That makes Saudi Arabia's figure about 1.1 times British Virgin Islands's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was British Virgin Islands ahead.
British Virgin Islands ranks 213th and Saudi Arabia ranks 210th of 218 countries.
Saudi Arabia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | British Virgin Islands | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 84.0% | 91.2% | 7.2% | Saudi Arabia |
| 1970s | 69.4% | 90.3% | 20.9% | Saudi Arabia |
| 1980s | 57.2% | 83.9% | 26.7% | Saudi Arabia |
| 1990s | 46.3% | 76.4% | 30.1% | Saudi Arabia |
| 2000s | 40.2% | 56.5% | 16.4% | Saudi Arabia |
| 2010s | 36.3% | 39.3% | 3.0% | Saudi Arabia |
| 2020s | 32.7% | 37.5% | 4.8% | Saudi Arabia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, British Virgin Islands or Saudi Arabia?
- Saudi Arabia, at 36.4% against 31.9% in British Virgin Islands as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio between British Virgin Islands and Saudi Arabia?
- 4.5%, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for British Virgin Islands and Saudi Arabia?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do British Virgin Islands and Saudi Arabia rank globally for age dependency ratio?
- British Virgin Islands ranks 213th and Saudi Arabia ranks 210th 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.