Guyana vs Netherlands: Age dependency ratio
Guyana
56.0%
in 2025
Netherlands
55.8%
in 2025
Guyana rank
101st
Netherlands rank
103rd
Age dependency ratio over time
- Guyana
- Netherlands
How they compare
Guyana currently reports 56.0% against 55.8% in Netherlands, a difference of 0.2%.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Guyana has been ahead every year.
Guyana ranks 101st and Netherlands ranks 103rd of 217 countries.
Guyana has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guyana | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 103.7% | 61.5% | 42.3% | Guyana |
| 1970s | 94.7% | 56.6% | 38.1% | Guyana |
| 1980s | 77.1% | 47.2% | 29.9% | Guyana |
| 1990s | 67.9% | 46.3% | 21.6% | Guyana |
| 2000s | 64.8% | 48.1% | 16.7% | Guyana |
| 2010s | 55.7% | 51.8% | 3.9% | Guyana |
| 2020s | 55.5% | 54.7% | 0.9% | Guyana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, Guyana or Netherlands?
- Guyana, at 56.0% against 55.8% in Netherlands as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio between Guyana and Netherlands?
- 0.2%, with Guyana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guyana and Netherlands?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Guyana and Netherlands rank globally for age dependency ratio?
- Guyana ranks 101st and Netherlands ranks 103rd of 217 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.