Caribbean Small States vs Senegal: Age dependency ratio
Caribbean Small States
47.4%
in 2025
Senegal
70.6%
in 2025
Caribbean Small States rank
39th
Senegal rank
39th
Age dependency ratio over time
- Caribbean Small States
- Senegal
How they compare
Senegal currently reports 70.6% against 47.4% in Caribbean Small States, a difference of 23.2%.
That makes Senegal'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 Senegal ranks 39th of 47 groups.
Across the 7 decades both report, Caribbean Small States averaged higher in 1 and Senegal in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Caribbean Small States | Senegal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 95.1% | 88.8% | 6.3% | Caribbean Small States |
| 1970s | 86.1% | 90.3% | 4.1% | Senegal |
| 1980s | 70.4% | 99.3% | 29.0% | Senegal |
| 1990s | 62.1% | 94.1% | 31.9% | Senegal |
| 2000s | 52.6% | 87.0% | 34.4% | Senegal |
| 2010s | 47.2% | 84.2% | 37.1% | Senegal |
| 2020s | 47.0% | 74.1% | 27.1% | Senegal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, Caribbean Small States or Senegal?
- Senegal, 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 Senegal?
- 23.2%, with Senegal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Caribbean Small States and Senegal?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Caribbean Small States and Senegal rank globally for age dependency ratio?
- Caribbean Small States ranks 39th and Senegal ranks 39th 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.