Guyana vs Turkmenistan: Age dependency ratio
Guyana
56.0%
in 2025
Turkmenistan
56.3%
in 2025
Guyana rank
101st
Turkmenistan rank
98th
Age dependency ratio over time
- Guyana
- Turkmenistan
How they compare
Turkmenistan currently reports 56.3% against 56.0% in Guyana, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Guyana ahead.
Guyana ranks 101st and Turkmenistan ranks 98th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Guyana averaged higher in 5 and Turkmenistan in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guyana | Turkmenistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 103.7% | 94.4% | 9.3% | Guyana |
| 1970s | 94.7% | 92.3% | 2.4% | Guyana |
| 1980s | 77.1% | 80.8% | 3.7% | Turkmenistan |
| 1990s | 67.9% | 78.9% | 11.0% | Turkmenistan |
| 2000s | 64.8% | 61.2% | 3.6% | Guyana |
| 2010s | 55.7% | 50.8% | 4.9% | Guyana |
| 2020s | 55.5% | 55.5% | 0.0% | Guyana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, Guyana or Turkmenistan?
- Turkmenistan, at 56.3% against 56.0% in Guyana as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio between Guyana and Turkmenistan?
- 0.3%, with Turkmenistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guyana and Turkmenistan?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Guyana and Turkmenistan rank globally for age dependency ratio?
- Guyana ranks 101st and Turkmenistan ranks 98th 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.