Bahamas vs Belgium: Age dependency ratio, young
Bahamas
24.9%
in 2025
Belgium
24.8%
in 2025
Bahamas rank
159th
Belgium rank
161st
Age dependency ratio, young over time
- Bahamas
- Belgium
How they compare
Bahamas currently reports 24.9% against 24.8% in Belgium, a difference of 0.1%.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Bahamas has been ahead every year.
Bahamas ranks 159th and Belgium ranks 161st of 218 countries.
Bahamas has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahamas | Belgium | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 73.0% | 37.6% | 35.4% | Bahamas |
| 1970s | 67.4% | 35.0% | 32.4% | Bahamas |
| 1980s | 50.4% | 28.5% | 21.9% | Bahamas |
| 1990s | 43.4% | 27.1% | 16.3% | Bahamas |
| 2000s | 39.3% | 26.2% | 13.1% | Bahamas |
| 2010s | 31.4% | 26.1% | 5.3% | Bahamas |
| 2020s | 26.5% | 25.7% | 0.8% | Bahamas |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, young, Bahamas or Belgium?
- Bahamas, at 24.9% against 24.8% in Belgium as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio, young between Bahamas and Belgium?
- 0.1%, with Bahamas ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and Belgium?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Bahamas and Belgium rank globally for age dependency ratio, young?
- Bahamas ranks 159th and Belgium ranks 161st 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.