Palau vs Sint Maarten (Dutch part): Age dependency ratio
Palau
42.4%
in 2025
Sint Maarten (Dutch part)
41.4%
in 2025
Palau rank
196th
Sint Maarten (Dutch part) rank
199th
Age dependency ratio over time
- Palau
- Sint Maarten (Dutch part)
How they compare
Palau currently reports 42.4% against 41.4% in Sint Maarten (Dutch part), a difference of 1.0%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Palau ahead.
Palau ranks 196th and Sint Maarten (Dutch part) ranks 199th of 218 countries.
Palau has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Palau | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 115.8% | 83.1% | 32.7% | Palau |
| 1970s | 95.3% | 66.1% | 29.2% | Palau |
| 1980s | 69.3% | 48.7% | 20.6% | Palau |
| 1990s | 50.2% | 40.2% | 10.0% | Palau |
| 2000s | 40.7% | 39.0% | 1.7% | Palau |
| 2010s | 38.2% | 38.1% | 0.1% | Palau |
| 2020s | 41.4% | 40.9% | 0.5% | Palau |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, Palau or Sint Maarten (Dutch part)?
- Palau, at 42.4% against 41.4% in Sint Maarten (Dutch part) as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio between Palau and Sint Maarten (Dutch part)?
- 1.0%, with Palau ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Palau and Sint Maarten (Dutch part)?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Palau and Sint Maarten (Dutch part) rank globally for age dependency ratio?
- Palau ranks 196th 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.