Caribbean Small States vs Tonga: Age dependency ratio
Caribbean Small States
47.4%
in 2025
Tonga
71.7%
in 2025
Caribbean Small States rank
39th
Tonga rank
35th
Age dependency ratio over time
- Caribbean Small States
- Tonga
How they compare
Tonga currently reports 71.7% against 47.4% in Caribbean Small States, a difference of 24.3%.
That makes Tonga's figure about 1.5 times Caribbean Small States's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Tonga ahead.
Caribbean Small States ranks 39th and Tonga ranks 35th of 47 groups.
Tonga has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Caribbean Small States | Tonga | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 95.1% | 96.3% | 1.2% | Tonga |
| 1970s | 86.1% | 96.8% | 10.7% | Tonga |
| 1980s | 70.4% | 86.4% | 16.1% | Tonga |
| 1990s | 62.1% | 81.2% | 19.0% | Tonga |
| 2000s | 52.6% | 77.9% | 25.3% | Tonga |
| 2010s | 47.2% | 74.9% | 27.7% | Tonga |
| 2020s | 47.0% | 72.6% | 25.6% | Tonga |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, Caribbean Small States or Tonga?
- Tonga, at 71.7% against 47.4% in Caribbean Small States as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio between Caribbean Small States and Tonga?
- 24.3%, with Tonga ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Caribbean Small States and Tonga?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Caribbean Small States and Tonga rank globally for age dependency ratio?
- Caribbean Small States ranks 39th and Tonga ranks 35th 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.