Latin America & Caribbean vs Samoa: Age dependency ratio, young
Latin America & Caribbean
32.7%
in 2025
Samoa
68.1%
in 2025
Latin America & Caribbean rank
31st
Samoa rank
28th
Age dependency ratio, young over time
- Latin America & Caribbean
- Samoa
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 68.1% against 32.7% in Latin America & Caribbean, a difference of 35.4%.
That makes Samoa's figure about 2.1 times Latin America & Caribbean's.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Samoa has been ahead every year.
Latin America & Caribbean ranks 31st and Samoa ranks 28th of 47 groups.
Samoa has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Latin America & Caribbean | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 81.0% | 110.3% | 29.3% | Samoa |
| 1970s | 76.0% | 103.6% | 27.7% | Samoa |
| 1980s | 66.6% | 82.6% | 15.9% | Samoa |
| 1990s | 57.2% | 72.9% | 15.7% | Samoa |
| 2000s | 47.3% | 71.5% | 24.2% | Samoa |
| 2010s | 38.9% | 67.3% | 28.4% | Samoa |
| 2020s | 34.1% | 69.1% | 35.0% | Samoa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, young, Latin America & Caribbean or Samoa?
- Samoa, at 68.1% against 32.7% in Latin America & Caribbean as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio, young between Latin America & Caribbean and Samoa?
- 35.4%, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & Caribbean and Samoa?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Latin America & Caribbean and Samoa rank globally for age dependency ratio, young?
- Latin America & Caribbean ranks 31st and Samoa ranks 28th 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.