Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) vs Liberia: Age dependency ratio, young
Age dependency ratio, young over time
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
- Liberia
How they compare
Liberia currently reports 67.9% against 33.1% in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), a difference of 34.8%.
That makes Liberia's figure about 2.0 times Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)'s.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ahead.
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 29th and Liberia ranks 29th of 47 groups.
Across the 7 decades both report, Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) averaged higher in 1 and Liberia in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) | Liberia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 82.0% | 75.8% | 6.3% | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) |
| 1970s | 77.1% | 80.9% | 3.8% | Liberia |
| 1980s | 67.8% | 83.6% | 15.8% | Liberia |
| 1990s | 58.0% | 82.0% | 24.0% | Liberia |
| 2000s | 47.9% | 80.0% | 32.2% | Liberia |
| 2010s | 39.4% | 77.8% | 38.4% | Liberia |
| 2020s | 34.5% | 71.3% | 36.7% | Liberia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, young, Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) or Liberia?
- Liberia, at 67.9% against 33.1% in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio, young between Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Liberia?
- 34.8%, with Liberia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Liberia?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Liberia rank globally for age dependency ratio, young?
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 29th and Liberia ranks 29th of 47 groups.
- 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.