Palau vs Saint Kitts and Nevis: Age dependency ratio
Palau
42.4%
in 2025
Saint Kitts and Nevis
43.0%
in 2025
Palau rank
196th
Saint Kitts and Nevis rank
194th
Age dependency ratio over time
- Palau
- Saint Kitts and Nevis
How they compare
Saint Kitts and Nevis currently reports 43.0% against 42.4% in Palau, a difference of 0.6%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Palau ahead.
Palau ranks 196th and Saint Kitts and Nevis ranks 194th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Palau averaged higher in 2 and Saint Kitts and Nevis in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Palau | Saint Kitts and Nevis | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 115.8% | 109.3% | 6.5% | Palau |
| 1970s | 95.3% | 99.5% | 4.2% | Saint Kitts and Nevis |
| 1980s | 69.3% | 80.2% | 10.9% | Saint Kitts and Nevis |
| 1990s | 50.2% | 69.1% | 18.9% | Saint Kitts and Nevis |
| 2000s | 40.7% | 51.4% | 10.8% | Saint Kitts and Nevis |
| 2010s | 38.2% | 40.6% | 2.4% | Saint Kitts and Nevis |
| 2020s | 41.4% | 41.0% | 0.4% | Palau |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, Palau or Saint Kitts and Nevis?
- Saint Kitts and Nevis, at 43.0% against 42.4% in Palau as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio between Palau and Saint Kitts and Nevis?
- 0.6%, with Saint Kitts and Nevis ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Palau and Saint Kitts and Nevis?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Palau and Saint Kitts and Nevis rank globally for age dependency ratio?
- Palau ranks 196th and Saint Kitts and Nevis ranks 194th 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.