Kenya vs United States Virgin Islands: Age dependency ratio
Kenya
64.7%
in 2025
United States Virgin Islands
65.5%
in 2025
Kenya rank
57th
United States Virgin Islands rank
55th
Age dependency ratio over time
- Kenya
- United States Virgin Islands
How they compare
United States Virgin Islands currently reports 65.5% against 64.7% in Kenya, a difference of 0.8%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Kenya ahead.
Kenya ranks 57th and United States Virgin Islands ranks 55th of 218 countries.
Kenya has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | United States Virgin Islands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 111.8% | 77.3% | 34.5% | Kenya |
| 1970s | 117.4% | 71.6% | 45.8% | Kenya |
| 1980s | 111.0% | 59.8% | 51.1% | Kenya |
| 1990s | 100.3% | 53.2% | 47.1% | Kenya |
| 2000s | 88.2% | 51.6% | 36.6% | Kenya |
| 2010s | 80.0% | 57.0% | 23.0% | Kenya |
| 2020s | 68.6% | 62.8% | 5.7% | Kenya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, Kenya or United States Virgin Islands?
- United States Virgin Islands, at 65.5% against 64.7% in Kenya as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio between Kenya and United States Virgin Islands?
- 0.8%, with United States Virgin Islands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and United States Virgin Islands?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Kenya and United States Virgin Islands rank globally for age dependency ratio?
- Kenya ranks 57th and United States Virgin Islands ranks 55th 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.