Latin America & Caribbean vs Tonga: Age dependency ratio
Latin America & Caribbean
47.8%
in 2025
Tonga
71.7%
in 2025
Latin America & Caribbean rank
37th
Tonga rank
35th
Age dependency ratio over time
- Latin America & Caribbean
- Tonga
How they compare
Tonga currently reports 71.7% against 47.8% in Latin America & Caribbean, a difference of 23.9%.
That makes Tonga's figure about 1.5 times Latin America & Caribbean's.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Tonga has been ahead every year.
Latin America & Caribbean ranks 37th and Tonga ranks 35th of 47 groups.
Tonga has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Latin America & Caribbean | Tonga | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 88.3% | 96.3% | 8.0% | Tonga |
| 1970s | 83.7% | 96.8% | 13.1% | Tonga |
| 1980s | 74.5% | 86.4% | 11.9% | Tonga |
| 1990s | 65.8% | 81.2% | 15.3% | Tonga |
| 2000s | 57.1% | 77.9% | 20.7% | Tonga |
| 2010s | 50.7% | 74.9% | 24.2% | Tonga |
| 2020s | 48.2% | 72.6% | 24.4% | Tonga |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, Latin America & Caribbean or Tonga?
- Tonga, at 71.7% against 47.8% in Latin America & Caribbean as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio between Latin America & Caribbean and Tonga?
- 23.9%, with Tonga ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & Caribbean and Tonga?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Latin America & Caribbean and Tonga rank globally for age dependency ratio?
- Latin America & Caribbean ranks 37th and Tonga ranks 35th of 47 groups.
- 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.