Age dependency ratio, old in Belize
Belize: Age dependency ratio, old was 7.6% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Age dependency ratio, old in Belize, 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 Belize stood at 7.6%.
The figure is up 3.9% on the previous year and up 20.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age dependency ratio, old in Belize peaked at 9.1% in 1969 and was at its lowest, 6.4%, in 2014.
Belize ranks 146th of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8.7% | 8.2% | 9.1% | 10 |
| 1970s | 9.0% | 8.8% | 9.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 8.3% | 8.0% | 8.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 7.3% | 6.9% | 7.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.9% | 6.7% | 7.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.4% | 6.4% | 6.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.1% | 6.7% | 7.6% | 6 |
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- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 4,136 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 3,979 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 4,125 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 3,966 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 4,083 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 3,921 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is age dependency ratio, old in Belize?
- Age dependency ratio, old in Belize was 7.6% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest age dependency ratio, old recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 9.1% in 1969.
- What is the lowest age dependency ratio, old recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.4% in 2014.
- How does Belize rank for age dependency ratio, old?
- Belize ranks 146th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is age dependency ratio, old rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Belize 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.
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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.