Age dependency ratio, old in Bahamas
Bahamas: Age dependency ratio, old was 17.2% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Age dependency ratio, old in Bahamas, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in % of working-age population.
Analysis
In 2025, age dependency ratio, old in Bahamas stood at 17.2%. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.6% on the previous year and up 15.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age dependency ratio, old in Bahamas peaked at 17.2% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 6.2%, in 1970.
That places Bahamas 86th out of 218 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Age dependency ratio, old in Bahamas, year by year
| Year | % of working-age population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 6.7% | — |
| 1961 | 6.6% | -2.6% |
| 1962 | 6.4% | -2.2% |
| 1963 | 6.3% | -1.8% |
| 1964 | 6.3% | -1.0% |
| 1965 | 6.2% | -0.4% |
| 1966 | 6.2% | -0.2% |
| 1967 | 6.2% | -0.3% |
| 1968 | 6.2% | -0.3% |
| 1969 | 6.2% | -0.2% |
| 1970 | 6.2% | -0.2% |
| 1971 | 6.2% | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 6.2% | +0.5% |
| 1973 | 6.3% | +1.1% |
| 1974 | 6.3% | +1.5% |
| 1975 | 6.5% | +1.7% |
| 1976 | 6.6% | +1.8% |
| 1977 | 6.7% | +1.8% |
| 1978 | 6.8% | +1.8% |
| 1979 | 6.9% | +1.8% |
| 1980 | 7.0% | +1.7% |
| 1981 | 7.2% | +1.7% |
| 1982 | 7.3% | +1.7% |
| 1983 | 7.4% | +1.5% |
| 1984 | 7.5% | +1.3% |
| 1985 | 7.6% | +1.1% |
| 1986 | 7.6% | +0.9% |
| 1987 | 7.7% | +1.0% |
| 1988 | 7.8% | +1.0% |
| 1989 | 7.9% | +1.2% |
| 1990 | 8.0% | +1.5% |
| 1991 | 8.1% | +1.8% |
| 1992 | 8.3% | +2.0% |
| 1993 | 8.5% | +2.2% |
| 1994 | 8.7% | +2.4% |
| 1995 | 8.9% | +2.5% |
| 1996 | 9.2% | +2.6% |
| 1997 | 9.4% | +2.7% |
| 1998 | 9.7% | +2.8% |
| 1999 | 9.9% | +2.8% |
| 2000 | 10.2% | +2.9% |
| 2001 | 10.5% | +3.0% |
| 2002 | 10.9% | +3.1% |
| 2003 | 11.2% | +3.1% |
| 2004 | 11.5% | +3.1% |
| 2005 | 11.9% | +3.1% |
| 2006 | 12.3% | +3.0% |
| 2007 | 12.6% | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 12.9% | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 13.2% | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 13.6% | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 13.9% | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 14.2% | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 14.4% | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 14.7% | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 14.9% | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 15.1% | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 15.3% | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 15.4% | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 15.6% | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 15.8% | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 15.9% | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 16.1% | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 16.4% | +1.9% |
| 2024 | 16.7% | +2.2% |
| 2025 | 17.2% | +2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.3% | 6.2% | 6.7% | 10 |
| 1970s | 6.5% | 6.2% | 6.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 7.5% | 7.0% | 7.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 8.9% | 8.0% | 9.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 11.7% | 10.2% | 13.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.7% | 13.6% | 15.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.3% | 15.8% | 17.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Bahamas
- 83 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 18.3% compare
- 84 Antigua and Barbuda 17.6% compare
- 85 New Caledonia 17.5% compare
- 87 French Polynesia 17.2% compare
- 88 Greenland 17.0% compare
- 89 Palau 16.8% compare
More health data for Bahamas
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -11.11 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.0809 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,358 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 8 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 65-69, male, annual growth rate 4.53 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65-69, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Population ages 65-69, male, per capita 0.0179 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, annual growth rate 2.33 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Population ages 70-74, female, per capita 0.0161 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is age dependency ratio, old in Bahamas?
- Age dependency ratio, old in Bahamas was 17.2% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest age dependency ratio, old recorded in Bahamas?
- The highest recorded value was 17.2% in 2025.
- What is the lowest age dependency ratio, old recorded in Bahamas?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.2% in 1970.
- How does Bahamas rank for age dependency ratio, old?
- Bahamas ranks 86th out of 218 countries with data for 2025.
- Is age dependency ratio, old rising or falling in Bahamas?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bahamas data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Age dependency ratio, old (% of working-age population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 66 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
About this data
Age dependency ratio, old, is the ratio of older dependents--people older than 64--to the working-age population--those ages 15-64. Data are shown as the proportion of dependents per 100 working-age population.