Cayman Islands vs Curacao: Age dependency ratio, young (% of working-age population) (World)
Cayman Islands
21.6%
in 2025
Curacao
21.4%
in 2025
Cayman Islands rank
194th
Curacao rank
195th
Age dependency ratio, young (% of working-age population) (World) over time
- Cayman Islands
- Curacao
How they compare
Cayman Islands currently reports 21.6% against 21.4% in Curacao, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Curacao ahead.
Cayman Islands ranks 194th and Curacao ranks 195th of 218 countries.
Curacao has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cayman Islands | Curacao | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 70.4% | 75.5% | 5.1% | Curacao |
| 1970s | 58.7% | 62.4% | 3.7% | Curacao |
| 1980s | 38.1% | 44.9% | 6.8% | Curacao |
| 1990s | 28.2% | 42.6% | 14.4% | Curacao |
| 2000s | 25.3% | 36.4% | 11.1% | Curacao |
| 2010s | 23.2% | 27.6% | 4.5% | Curacao |
| 2020s | 21.6% | 22.5% | 0.9% | Curacao |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, young, Cayman Islands or Curacao?
- Cayman Islands, at 21.6% against 21.4% in Curacao as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio, young between Cayman Islands and Curacao?
- 0.2%, with Cayman Islands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cayman Islands and Curacao?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Cayman Islands and Curacao rank globally for age dependency ratio, young?
- Cayman Islands ranks 194th and Curacao ranks 195th 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.