Caribbean Small States vs Eritrea: Age dependency ratio
Caribbean Small States
47.4%
in 2025
Eritrea
72.0%
in 2025
Caribbean Small States rank
39th
Eritrea rank
34th
Age dependency ratio over time
- Caribbean Small States
- Eritrea
How they compare
Eritrea currently reports 72.0% against 47.4% in Caribbean Small States, a difference of 24.6%.
That makes Eritrea's figure about 1.5 times Caribbean Small States's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Caribbean Small States ahead.
Caribbean Small States ranks 39th and Eritrea ranks 34th of 47 groups.
Across the 7 decades both report, Caribbean Small States averaged higher in 1 and Eritrea in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Caribbean Small States | Eritrea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 95.1% | 80.6% | 14.4% | Caribbean Small States |
| 1970s | 86.1% | 87.0% | 0.9% | Eritrea |
| 1980s | 70.4% | 88.1% | 17.7% | Eritrea |
| 1990s | 62.1% | 89.3% | 27.2% | Eritrea |
| 2000s | 52.6% | 88.8% | 36.2% | Eritrea |
| 2010s | 47.2% | 84.6% | 37.5% | Eritrea |
| 2020s | 47.0% | 75.8% | 28.8% | Eritrea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, Caribbean Small States or Eritrea?
- Eritrea, at 72.0% against 47.4% in Caribbean Small States as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio between Caribbean Small States and Eritrea?
- 24.6%, with Eritrea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Caribbean Small States and Eritrea?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Caribbean Small States and Eritrea rank globally for age dependency ratio?
- Caribbean Small States ranks 39th and Eritrea ranks 34th of 47 groups.
- 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.