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
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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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.