Cayman Islands vs Turks and Caicos Islands: Age dependency ratio, young
Cayman Islands
21.6%
in 2025
Turks and Caicos Islands
22.1%
in 2025
Cayman Islands rank
194th
Turks and Caicos Islands rank
191st
Age dependency ratio, young over time
- Cayman Islands
- Turks and Caicos Islands
How they compare
Turks and Caicos Islands currently reports 22.1% against 21.6% in Cayman Islands, a difference of 0.5%.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Turks and Caicos Islands has been ahead every year.
Cayman Islands ranks 194th and Turks and Caicos Islands ranks 191st of 218 countries.
Turks and Caicos Islands has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cayman Islands | Turks and Caicos Islands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 70.4% | 92.5% | 22.1% | Turks and Caicos Islands |
| 1970s | 58.7% | 88.5% | 29.8% | Turks and Caicos Islands |
| 1980s | 38.1% | 59.8% | 21.7% | Turks and Caicos Islands |
| 1990s | 28.2% | 43.3% | 15.1% | Turks and Caicos Islands |
| 2000s | 25.3% | 36.8% | 11.5% | Turks and Caicos Islands |
| 2010s | 23.2% | 26.9% | 3.8% | Turks and Caicos Islands |
| 2020s | 21.6% | 22.4% | 0.7% | Turks and Caicos Islands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, young, Cayman Islands or Turks and Caicos Islands?
- Turks and Caicos Islands, at 22.1% against 21.6% in Cayman Islands as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio, young between Cayman Islands and Turks and Caicos Islands?
- 0.5%, with Turks and Caicos Islands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cayman Islands and Turks and Caicos Islands?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Cayman Islands and Turks and Caicos Islands rank globally for age dependency ratio, young?
- Cayman Islands ranks 194th and Turks and Caicos Islands ranks 191st 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.