Curaçao vs Northern Mariana Islands: Age dependency ratio
Curaçao
46.9%
in 2025
Northern Mariana Islands
47.1%
in 2025
Curaçao rank
169th
Northern Mariana Islands rank
168th
Age dependency ratio over time
- Curaçao
- Northern Mariana Islands
How they compare
Northern Mariana Islands currently reports 47.1% against 46.9% in Curaçao, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Northern Mariana Islands ahead.
Curaçao ranks 169th and Northern Mariana Islands ranks 168th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Curaçao averaged higher in 5 and Northern Mariana Islands in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Curaçao | Northern Mariana Islands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 83.7% | 114.8% | 31.1% | Northern Mariana Islands |
| 1970s | 71.7% | 91.2% | 19.5% | Northern Mariana Islands |
| 1980s | 54.7% | 48.6% | 6.1% | Curaçao |
| 1990s | 54.4% | 39.9% | 14.6% | Curaçao |
| 2000s | 51.9% | 37.7% | 14.2% | Curaçao |
| 2010s | 47.6% | 42.2% | 5.4% | Curaçao |
| 2020s | 46.0% | 44.8% | 1.2% | Curaçao |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, Curaçao or Northern Mariana Islands?
- Northern Mariana Islands, at 47.1% against 46.9% in Curaçao as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio between Curaçao and Northern Mariana Islands?
- 0.2%, with Northern Mariana Islands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Curaçao and Northern Mariana Islands?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Curaçao and Northern Mariana Islands rank globally for age dependency ratio?
- Curaçao ranks 169th and Northern Mariana Islands ranks 168th 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.