British Virgin Islands vs Spain: Age dependency ratio, young
British Virgin Islands
18.6%
in 2025
Spain
19.2%
in 2025
British Virgin Islands rank
210th
Spain rank
208th
Age dependency ratio, young over time
- British Virgin Islands
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 19.2% against 18.6% in British Virgin Islands, a difference of 0.6%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was British Virgin Islands ahead.
British Virgin Islands ranks 210th and Spain ranks 208th of 218 countries.
British Virgin Islands has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | British Virgin Islands | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 75.1% | 43.3% | 31.8% | British Virgin Islands |
| 1970s | 61.0% | 43.8% | 17.2% | British Virgin Islands |
| 1980s | 48.5% | 36.2% | 12.3% | British Virgin Islands |
| 1990s | 39.1% | 25.2% | 13.9% | British Virgin Islands |
| 2000s | 33.3% | 21.3% | 12.0% | British Virgin Islands |
| 2010s | 26.9% | 22.3% | 4.6% | British Virgin Islands |
| 2020s | 20.6% | 20.3% | 0.3% | British Virgin Islands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, young, British Virgin Islands or Spain?
- Spain, at 19.2% against 18.6% in British Virgin Islands as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio, young between British Virgin Islands and Spain?
- 0.6%, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for British Virgin Islands and Spain?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do British Virgin Islands and Spain rank globally for age dependency ratio, young?
- British Virgin Islands ranks 210th and Spain ranks 208th 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.