Curaçao vs Sint Maarten (Dutch part): Age dependency ratio, young
Curaçao
21.4%
in 2025
Sint Maarten (Dutch part)
20.9%
in 2025
Curaçao rank
195th
Sint Maarten (Dutch part) rank
197th
Age dependency ratio, young over time
- Curaçao
- Sint Maarten (Dutch part)
How they compare
Curaçao currently reports 21.4% against 20.9% in Sint Maarten (Dutch part), a difference of 0.5%.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Sint Maarten (Dutch part) ahead.
Curaçao ranks 195th and Sint Maarten (Dutch part) ranks 197th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Curaçao averaged higher in 6 and Sint Maarten (Dutch part) in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Curaçao | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 75.5% | 72.5% | 3.0% | Curaçao |
| 1970s | 62.4% | 59.9% | 2.5% | Curaçao |
| 1980s | 44.9% | 43.7% | 1.3% | Curaçao |
| 1990s | 42.6% | 36.2% | 6.3% | Curaçao |
| 2000s | 36.4% | 34.0% | 2.5% | Curaçao |
| 2010s | 27.6% | 27.6% | 0.0% | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) |
| 2020s | 22.5% | 22.4% | 0.1% | Curaçao |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, young, Curaçao or Sint Maarten (Dutch part)?
- Curaçao, at 21.4% against 20.9% in Sint Maarten (Dutch part) as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio, young between Curaçao and Sint Maarten (Dutch part)?
- 0.5%, with Curaçao ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Curaçao and Sint Maarten (Dutch part)?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Curaçao and Sint Maarten (Dutch part) rank globally for age dependency ratio, young?
- Curaçao ranks 195th and Sint Maarten (Dutch part) ranks 197th 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.