Aruba vs Bahamas: Age dependency ratio, young
Aruba
25.1%
in 2025
Bahamas
24.9%
in 2025
Aruba rank
156th
Bahamas rank
159th
Age dependency ratio, young over time
- Aruba
- Bahamas
How they compare
Aruba currently reports 25.1% against 24.9% in Bahamas, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Aruba ahead.
Aruba ranks 156th and Bahamas ranks 159th of 218 countries.
Bahamas has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Aruba | Bahamas | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 71.8% | 73.0% | 1.2% | Bahamas |
| 1970s | 55.4% | 67.4% | 11.9% | Bahamas |
| 1980s | 40.2% | 50.4% | 10.2% | Bahamas |
| 1990s | 38.3% | 43.4% | 5.1% | Bahamas |
| 2000s | 31.6% | 39.3% | 7.6% | Bahamas |
| 2010s | 28.0% | 31.4% | 3.4% | Bahamas |
| 2020s | 26.1% | 26.5% | 0.4% | Bahamas |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, young, Aruba or Bahamas?
- Aruba, at 25.1% against 24.9% in Bahamas as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio, young between Aruba and Bahamas?
- 0.2%, with Aruba ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Aruba and Bahamas?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Aruba and Bahamas rank globally for age dependency ratio, young?
- Aruba ranks 156th and Bahamas ranks 159th 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.