Tuvalu vs United States Virgin Islands: Age dependency ratio
Tuvalu
66.8%
in 2025
United States Virgin Islands
65.5%
in 2025
Tuvalu rank
52nd
United States Virgin Islands rank
55th
Age dependency ratio over time
- Tuvalu
- United States Virgin Islands
How they compare
Tuvalu currently reports 66.8% against 65.5% in United States Virgin Islands, a difference of 1.3%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was United States Virgin Islands ahead.
Tuvalu ranks 52nd and United States Virgin Islands ranks 55th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Tuvalu averaged higher in 6 and United States Virgin Islands in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Tuvalu | United States Virgin Islands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 90.7% | 77.3% | 13.4% | Tuvalu |
| 1970s | 77.1% | 71.6% | 5.5% | Tuvalu |
| 1980s | 60.0% | 59.8% | 0.2% | Tuvalu |
| 1990s | 71.8% | 53.2% | 18.6% | Tuvalu |
| 2000s | 68.8% | 51.6% | 17.2% | Tuvalu |
| 2010s | 60.1% | 57.0% | 3.1% | Tuvalu |
| 2020s | 62.7% | 62.8% | 0.1% | United States Virgin Islands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, Tuvalu or United States Virgin Islands?
- Tuvalu, at 66.8% against 65.5% in United States Virgin Islands as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio between Tuvalu and United States Virgin Islands?
- 1.3%, with Tuvalu ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Tuvalu and United States Virgin Islands?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Tuvalu and United States Virgin Islands rank globally for age dependency ratio?
- Tuvalu ranks 52nd and United States Virgin Islands ranks 55th 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.