Cape Verde vs Grenada: Age dependency ratio
Cape Verde
46.7%
in 2025
Grenada
46.3%
in 2025
Cape Verde rank
169th
Grenada rank
172nd
Age dependency ratio over time
- Cape Verde
- Grenada
How they compare
Cape Verde currently reports 46.7% against 46.3% in Grenada, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Grenada ahead.
Cape Verde ranks 169th and Grenada ranks 172nd of 217 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Cape Verde averaged higher in 6 and Grenada in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cape Verde | Grenada | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 100.6% | 104.0% | 3.4% | Grenada |
| 1970s | 105.5% | 92.7% | 12.8% | Cape Verde |
| 1980s | 106.5% | 74.1% | 32.3% | Cape Verde |
| 1990s | 97.0% | 69.1% | 27.9% | Cape Verde |
| 2000s | 74.2% | 60.4% | 13.8% | Cape Verde |
| 2010s | 53.3% | 48.5% | 4.8% | Cape Verde |
| 2020s | 49.7% | 46.5% | 3.2% | Cape Verde |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, Cape Verde or Grenada?
- Cape Verde, at 46.7% against 46.3% in Grenada as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio between Cape Verde and Grenada?
- 0.4%, with Cape Verde ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Grenada?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Cape Verde and Grenada rank globally for age dependency ratio?
- Cape Verde ranks 169th and Grenada ranks 172nd of 217 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.