Cayman Islands vs Singapore: Age dependency ratio
Cayman Islands
34.4%
in 2025
Singapore
35.0%
in 2025
Cayman Islands rank
212th
Singapore rank
211th
Age dependency ratio over time
- Cayman Islands
- Singapore
How they compare
Singapore currently reports 35.0% against 34.4% in Cayman Islands, a difference of 0.6%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Singapore ahead.
Cayman Islands ranks 212th and Singapore ranks 211th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Cayman Islands averaged higher in 5 and Singapore in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cayman Islands | Singapore | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 82.7% | 84.6% | 1.9% | Singapore |
| 1970s | 69.7% | 59.3% | 10.3% | Cayman Islands |
| 1980s | 47.4% | 40.1% | 7.3% | Cayman Islands |
| 1990s | 35.9% | 35.4% | 0.5% | Cayman Islands |
| 2000s | 32.5% | 31.5% | 1.0% | Cayman Islands |
| 2010s | 31.2% | 28.0% | 3.2% | Cayman Islands |
| 2020s | 32.8% | 33.1% | 0.3% | Singapore |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, Cayman Islands or Singapore?
- Singapore, at 35.0% against 34.4% in Cayman Islands as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio between Cayman Islands and Singapore?
- 0.6%, with Singapore ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cayman Islands and Singapore?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Cayman Islands and Singapore rank globally for age dependency ratio?
- Cayman Islands ranks 212th and Singapore ranks 211th of 218 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.