Seychelles vs Turks and Caicos Islands: Age dependency ratio
Seychelles
39.9%
in 2025
Turks and Caicos Islands
38.2%
in 2025
Seychelles rank
202nd
Turks and Caicos Islands rank
205th
Age dependency ratio over time
- Seychelles
- Turks and Caicos Islands
How they compare
Seychelles currently reports 39.9% against 38.2% in Turks and Caicos Islands, a difference of 1.7%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Turks and Caicos Islands ahead.
Seychelles ranks 202nd and Turks and Caicos Islands ranks 205th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Seychelles averaged higher in 5 and Turks and Caicos Islands in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Seychelles | Turks and Caicos Islands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 88.8% | 103.0% | 14.3% | Turks and Caicos Islands |
| 1970s | 90.2% | 99.5% | 9.3% | Turks and Caicos Islands |
| 1980s | 71.0% | 68.2% | 2.7% | Seychelles |
| 1990s | 60.1% | 49.4% | 10.7% | Seychelles |
| 2000s | 48.4% | 43.6% | 4.8% | Seychelles |
| 2010s | 40.2% | 38.1% | 2.1% | Seychelles |
| 2020s | 39.7% | 37.2% | 2.5% | Seychelles |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, Seychelles or Turks and Caicos Islands?
- Seychelles, at 39.9% against 38.2% in Turks and Caicos Islands as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio between Seychelles and Turks and Caicos Islands?
- 1.7%, with Seychelles ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Seychelles and Turks and Caicos Islands?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Seychelles and Turks and Caicos Islands rank globally for age dependency ratio?
- Seychelles ranks 202nd and Turks and Caicos Islands ranks 205th 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.