Saint Lucia vs Turks and Caicos Islands: Age dependency ratio
Saint Lucia
37.4%
in 2025
Turks and Caicos Islands
38.2%
in 2025
Saint Lucia rank
206th
Turks and Caicos Islands rank
205th
Age dependency ratio over time
- Saint Lucia
- Turks and Caicos Islands
How they compare
Turks and Caicos Islands currently reports 38.2% against 37.4% in Saint Lucia, a difference of 0.8%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Saint Lucia ahead.
Saint Lucia ranks 206th and Turks and Caicos Islands ranks 205th of 218 countries.
Saint Lucia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Saint Lucia | Turks and Caicos Islands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 115.1% | 103.0% | 12.1% | Saint Lucia |
| 1970s | 115.2% | 99.5% | 15.7% | Saint Lucia |
| 1980s | 92.3% | 68.2% | 24.0% | Saint Lucia |
| 1990s | 72.8% | 49.4% | 23.4% | Saint Lucia |
| 2000s | 55.0% | 43.6% | 11.4% | Saint Lucia |
| 2010s | 41.5% | 38.1% | 3.4% | Saint Lucia |
| 2020s | 37.4% | 37.2% | 0.2% | Saint Lucia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, Saint Lucia or Turks and Caicos Islands?
- Turks and Caicos Islands, at 38.2% against 37.4% in Saint Lucia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio between Saint Lucia and Turks and Caicos Islands?
- 0.8%, with Turks and Caicos Islands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Saint Lucia and Turks and Caicos Islands?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Saint Lucia and Turks and Caicos Islands rank globally for age dependency ratio?
- Saint Lucia ranks 206th 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.