Cape Verde vs Curaçao: Age dependency ratio
Cape Verde
46.7%
in 2025
Curaçao
46.9%
in 2025
Cape Verde rank
170th
Curaçao rank
169th
Age dependency ratio over time
- Cape Verde
- Curaçao
How they compare
Curaçao currently reports 46.9% against 46.7% in Cape Verde, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Cape Verde ahead.
Cape Verde ranks 170th and Curaçao ranks 169th of 218 countries.
Cape Verde has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cape Verde | Curaçao | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 100.6% | 83.7% | 16.9% | Cape Verde |
| 1970s | 105.5% | 71.7% | 33.8% | Cape Verde |
| 1980s | 106.5% | 54.7% | 51.8% | Cape Verde |
| 1990s | 97.0% | 54.4% | 42.6% | Cape Verde |
| 2000s | 74.2% | 51.9% | 22.2% | Cape Verde |
| 2010s | 53.3% | 47.6% | 5.7% | Cape Verde |
| 2020s | 49.7% | 46.0% | 3.7% | Cape Verde |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, Cape Verde or Curaçao?
- Curaçao, at 46.9% against 46.7% in Cape Verde as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio between Cape Verde and Curaçao?
- 0.2%, with Curaçao ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Curaçao?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Cape Verde and Curaçao rank globally for age dependency ratio?
- Cape Verde ranks 170th and Curaçao ranks 169th 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.