Mauritius vs Sint Maarten (Dutch part): Age dependency ratio
Mauritius
40.2%
in 2025
Sint Maarten (Dutch part)
41.4%
in 2025
Mauritius rank
201st
Sint Maarten (Dutch part) rank
199th
Age dependency ratio over time
- Mauritius
- Sint Maarten (Dutch part)
How they compare
Sint Maarten (Dutch part) currently reports 41.4% against 40.2% in Mauritius, a difference of 1.2%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Sint Maarten (Dutch part) ahead.
Mauritius ranks 201st and Sint Maarten (Dutch part) ranks 199th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Mauritius averaged higher in 6 and Sint Maarten (Dutch part) in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritius | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 90.6% | 83.1% | 7.5% | Mauritius |
| 1970s | 71.9% | 66.1% | 5.9% | Mauritius |
| 1980s | 57.3% | 48.7% | 8.6% | Mauritius |
| 1990s | 50.5% | 40.2% | 10.3% | Mauritius |
| 2000s | 43.7% | 39.0% | 4.7% | Mauritius |
| 2010s | 38.6% | 38.1% | 0.5% | Mauritius |
| 2020s | 39.0% | 40.9% | 1.8% | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, Mauritius or Sint Maarten (Dutch part)?
- Sint Maarten (Dutch part), at 41.4% against 40.2% in Mauritius as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio between Mauritius and Sint Maarten (Dutch part)?
- 1.2%, with Sint Maarten (Dutch part) ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritius and Sint Maarten (Dutch part)?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Mauritius and Sint Maarten (Dutch part) rank globally for age dependency ratio?
- Mauritius ranks 201st and Sint Maarten (Dutch part) ranks 199th 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.