Caribbean Small States vs Sao Tome and Principe: Age dependency ratio
Age dependency ratio over time
- Caribbean Small States
- Sao Tome and Principe
How they compare
Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 70.6% against 47.4% in Caribbean Small States, a difference of 23.2%.
That makes Sao Tome and Principe'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 Sao Tome and Principe ranks 38th of 47 groups.
Across the 7 decades both report, Caribbean Small States averaged higher in 1 and Sao Tome and Principe in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Caribbean Small States | Sao Tome and Principe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 95.1% | 80.7% | 14.4% | Caribbean Small States |
| 1970s | 86.1% | 100.7% | 14.5% | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1980s | 70.4% | 96.5% | 26.1% | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1990s | 62.1% | 95.7% | 33.6% | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2000s | 52.6% | 86.0% | 33.4% | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2010s | 47.2% | 82.8% | 35.6% | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2020s | 47.0% | 73.9% | 26.9% | Sao Tome and Principe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, Caribbean Small States or Sao Tome and Principe?
- Sao Tome and Principe, at 70.6% against 47.4% in Caribbean Small States as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio between Caribbean Small States and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 23.2%, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Caribbean Small States and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Caribbean Small States and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for age dependency ratio?
- Caribbean Small States ranks 39th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 38th 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.