Cayman Islands vs Channel Islands: Age dependency ratio, young (% of working-age population) (World)
Cayman Islands
21.6%
in 2025
Channel Islands
21.4%
in 2025
Cayman Islands rank
194th
Channel Islands rank
196th
Age dependency ratio, young (% of working-age population) (World) over time
- Cayman Islands
- Channel Islands
How they compare
Cayman Islands currently reports 21.6% against 21.4% in Channel Islands, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Cayman Islands ahead.
Cayman Islands ranks 194th and Channel Islands ranks 196th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Cayman Islands averaged higher in 6 and Channel Islands in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cayman Islands | Channel Islands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 70.4% | 32.6% | 37.8% | Cayman Islands |
| 1970s | 58.7% | 31.4% | 27.2% | Cayman Islands |
| 1980s | 38.1% | 24.6% | 13.5% | Cayman Islands |
| 1990s | 28.2% | 24.4% | 3.8% | Cayman Islands |
| 2000s | 25.3% | 24.2% | 1.1% | Cayman Islands |
| 2010s | 23.2% | 22.9% | 0.3% | Cayman Islands |
| 2020s | 21.6% | 22.0% | 0.4% | Channel Islands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, young, Cayman Islands or Channel Islands?
- Cayman Islands, at 21.6% against 21.4% in Channel Islands as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio, young between Cayman Islands and Channel Islands?
- 0.2%, with Cayman Islands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cayman Islands and Channel Islands?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Cayman Islands and Channel Islands rank globally for age dependency ratio, young?
- Cayman Islands ranks 194th and Channel Islands ranks 196th 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.