Barbados vs North Macedonia: Age dependency ratio, young

Barbados
25.9%
in 2025
North Macedonia
25.5%
in 2025
Barbados rank
150th
North Macedonia rank
153rd

Age dependency ratio, young over time

  • Barbados
  • North Macedonia
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How they compare

Barbados currently reports 25.9% against 25.5% in North Macedonia, a difference of 0.4%.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was North Macedonia ahead.

Barbados ranks 150th and North Macedonia ranks 153rd of 218 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 4 and North Macedonia in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Barbados North Macedonia Difference Ahead
1960s 63.6% 61.9% 1.7% Barbados
1970s 55.9% 50.5% 5.4% Barbados
1980s 40.6% 43.1% 2.6% North Macedonia
1990s 35.1% 38.4% 3.3% North Macedonia
2000s 31.2% 31.6% 0.4% North Macedonia
2010s 28.4% 26.6% 1.8% Barbados
2020s 26.4% 25.9% 0.5% Barbados

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher age dependency ratio, young, Barbados or North Macedonia?
Barbados, at 25.9% against 25.5% in North Macedonia as of 2025.
What is the difference in age dependency ratio, young between Barbados and North Macedonia?
0.4%, with Barbados ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and North Macedonia?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Barbados and North Macedonia rank globally for age dependency ratio, young?
Barbados ranks 150th and North Macedonia ranks 153rd 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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Indicator
Age dependency ratio, young (% of working-age population)
Unit
% of working-age population
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
266 places, 17,526 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

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.