American Samoa vs Guam: Age dependency ratio, young
American Samoa
40.5%
in 2025
Guam
42.4%
in 2025
American Samoa rank
85th
Guam rank
83rd
Age dependency ratio, young over time
- American Samoa
- Guam
How they compare
Guam currently reports 42.4% against 40.5% in American Samoa, a difference of 1.9%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was American Samoa ahead.
American Samoa ranks 85th and Guam ranks 83rd of 218 countries.
American Samoa has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | American Samoa | Guam | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 97.3% | 69.3% | 28.1% | American Samoa |
| 1970s | 84.0% | 61.4% | 22.6% | American Samoa |
| 1980s | 68.4% | 50.2% | 18.1% | American Samoa |
| 1990s | 66.9% | 46.8% | 20.2% | American Samoa |
| 2000s | 62.6% | 45.3% | 17.3% | American Samoa |
| 2010s | 51.3% | 40.5% | 10.8% | American Samoa |
| 2020s | 43.1% | 41.7% | 1.4% | American Samoa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, young, American Samoa or Guam?
- Guam, at 42.4% against 40.5% in American Samoa as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio, young between American Samoa and Guam?
- 1.9%, with Guam ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for American Samoa and Guam?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do American Samoa and Guam rank globally for age dependency ratio, young?
- American Samoa ranks 85th and Guam ranks 83rd of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Age dependency ratio, young (% 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, young, is the ratio of younger dependents--people younger than 15--to the working-age population--those ages 15-64. Data are shown as the proportion of dependents per 100 working-age population.