Dominica vs Palau: Age dependency ratio, young
Dominica
25.5%
in 2025
Palau
25.5%
in 2025
Dominica rank
152nd
Palau rank
151st
Age dependency ratio, young over time
- Dominica
- Palau
How they compare
Palau currently reports 25.5% against 25.5% in Dominica, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Palau ahead.
Dominica ranks 152nd and Palau ranks 151st of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Dominica averaged higher in 5 and Palau in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Dominica | Palau | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 96.9% | 105.8% | 8.9% | Palau |
| 1970s | 93.7% | 86.5% | 7.2% | Dominica |
| 1980s | 64.5% | 60.4% | 4.2% | Dominica |
| 1990s | 55.0% | 41.8% | 13.1% | Dominica |
| 2000s | 43.4% | 32.9% | 10.5% | Dominica |
| 2010s | 31.8% | 27.9% | 3.9% | Dominica |
| 2020s | 26.3% | 26.4% | 0.0% | Palau |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, young, Dominica or Palau?
- Palau, at 25.5% against 25.5% in Dominica as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio, young between Dominica and Palau?
- 0.0%, with Palau ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Dominica and Palau?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Dominica and Palau rank globally for age dependency ratio, young?
- Dominica ranks 152nd and Palau ranks 151st 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.