North America vs Sao Tome and Principe: Age dependency ratio, young
North America
26.1%
in 2025
Sao Tome and Principe
63.9%
in 2025
North America rank
39th
Sao Tome and Principe rank
38th
Age dependency ratio, young over time
- North America
- Sao Tome and Principe
How they compare
Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 63.9% against 26.1% in North America, a difference of 37.8%.
That makes Sao Tome and Principe's figure about 2.4 times North America's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was North America ahead.
North America ranks 39th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 38th of 47 groups.
Sao Tome and Principe has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | North America | Sao Tome and Principe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 51.2% | 73.2% | 22.0% | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1970s | 40.1% | 91.5% | 51.4% | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1980s | 32.5% | 87.9% | 55.4% | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1990s | 32.5% | 87.5% | 54.9% | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2000s | 30.0% | 78.5% | 48.5% | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2010s | 28.3% | 76.1% | 47.8% | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2020s | 26.9% | 67.2% | 40.3% | Sao Tome and Principe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, young, North America or Sao Tome and Principe?
- Sao Tome and Principe, at 63.9% against 26.1% in North America as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio, young between North America and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 37.8%, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for North America and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do North America and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for age dependency ratio, young?
- North America ranks 39th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 38th 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.