Guam vs Philippines: Age dependency ratio, young
Guam
42.4%
in 2025
Philippines
40.4%
in 2025
Guam rank
83rd
Philippines rank
86th
Age dependency ratio, young over time
- Guam
- Philippines
How they compare
Guam currently reports 42.4% against 40.4% in Philippines, a difference of 2.0%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Philippines ahead.
Guam ranks 83rd and Philippines ranks 86th of 218 countries.
Philippines has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guam | Philippines | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 69.3% | 100.1% | 30.8% | Philippines |
| 1970s | 61.4% | 92.5% | 31.1% | Philippines |
| 1980s | 50.2% | 78.8% | 28.5% | Philippines |
| 1990s | 46.8% | 73.1% | 26.3% | Philippines |
| 2000s | 45.3% | 63.3% | 17.9% | Philippines |
| 2010s | 40.5% | 53.7% | 13.2% | Philippines |
| 2020s | 41.7% | 44.0% | 2.2% | Philippines |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, young, Guam or Philippines?
- Guam, at 42.4% against 40.4% in Philippines as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio, young between Guam and Philippines?
- 2.0%, with Guam ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guam and Philippines?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Guam and Philippines rank globally for age dependency ratio, young?
- Guam ranks 83rd and Philippines ranks 86th 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.