Seychelles vs Sint Maarten (Dutch part): Age dependency ratio
Seychelles
39.9%
in 2025
Sint Maarten (Dutch part)
41.4%
in 2025
Seychelles rank
202nd
Sint Maarten (Dutch part) rank
199th
Age dependency ratio over time
- Seychelles
- Sint Maarten (Dutch part)
How they compare
Sint Maarten (Dutch part) currently reports 41.4% against 39.9% in Seychelles, a difference of 1.5%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Sint Maarten (Dutch part) ahead.
Seychelles ranks 202nd and Sint Maarten (Dutch part) ranks 199th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Seychelles averaged higher in 6 and Sint Maarten (Dutch part) in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Seychelles | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 88.8% | 83.1% | 5.7% | Seychelles |
| 1970s | 90.2% | 66.1% | 24.2% | Seychelles |
| 1980s | 71.0% | 48.7% | 22.3% | Seychelles |
| 1990s | 60.1% | 40.2% | 19.9% | Seychelles |
| 2000s | 48.4% | 39.0% | 9.5% | Seychelles |
| 2010s | 40.2% | 38.1% | 2.1% | Seychelles |
| 2020s | 39.7% | 40.9% | 1.2% | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, Seychelles or Sint Maarten (Dutch part)?
- Sint Maarten (Dutch part), at 41.4% against 39.9% in Seychelles as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio between Seychelles and Sint Maarten (Dutch part)?
- 1.5%, with Sint Maarten (Dutch part) ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Seychelles and Sint Maarten (Dutch part)?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Seychelles and Sint Maarten (Dutch part) rank globally for age dependency ratio?
- Seychelles ranks 202nd 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.