Age dependency ratio, old in Grenada
Grenada: Age dependency ratio, old was 18.5% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Age dependency ratio, old in Grenada, 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 Grenada stood at 18.5%. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
The figure is up 3.1% on the previous year and up 23.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age dependency ratio, old in Grenada peaked at 18.5% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 7.3%, in 1970.
That places Grenada 81st out of 217 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 Grenada, year by year
| Year | % of working-age population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 8.0% | — |
| 1961 | 7.9% | -1.3% |
| 1962 | 7.8% | -0.8% |
| 1963 | 7.7% | -0.8% |
| 1964 | 7.6% | -1.6% |
| 1965 | 7.5% | -1.2% |
| 1966 | 7.5% | -0.4% |
| 1967 | 7.4% | -0.7% |
| 1968 | 7.4% | -0.7% |
| 1969 | 7.3% | -0.8% |
| 1970 | 7.3% | -0.8% |
| 1971 | 7.4% | +1.7% |
| 1972 | 7.7% | +4.4% |
| 1973 | 8.1% | +4.5% |
| 1974 | 8.4% | +4.6% |
| 1975 | 8.8% | +4.9% |
| 1976 | 9.3% | +5.1% |
| 1977 | 9.8% | +5.4% |
| 1978 | 10.4% | +5.8% |
| 1979 | 11.0% | +6.2% |
| 1980 | 11.7% | +6.6% |
| 1981 | 12.2% | +4.0% |
| 1982 | 12.2% | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 12.1% | -1.1% |
| 1984 | 12.0% | -0.8% |
| 1985 | 11.9% | -0.5% |
| 1986 | 11.9% | -0.4% |
| 1987 | 11.8% | -0.3% |
| 1988 | 11.8% | -0.1% |
| 1989 | 11.8% | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 11.9% | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 12.0% | +0.9% |
| 1992 | 12.2% | +1.3% |
| 1993 | 12.4% | +1.7% |
| 1994 | 12.6% | +2.1% |
| 1995 | 12.9% | +2.3% |
| 1996 | 13.2% | +2.4% |
| 1997 | 13.6% | +2.4% |
| 1998 | 13.9% | +2.4% |
| 1999 | 14.2% | +2.2% |
| 2000 | 14.5% | +2.1% |
| 2001 | 14.6% | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 14.6% | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 14.6% | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 14.6% | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 14.6% | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 14.5% | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 14.5% | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 14.5% | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 14.5% | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 14.5% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 14.6% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 14.6% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 14.7% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 14.8% | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 14.9% | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 15.1% | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 15.3% | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 15.5% | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 15.8% | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 16.1% | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 16.5% | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 16.9% | +2.5% |
| 2023 | 17.4% | +3.0% |
| 2024 | 17.9% | +3.1% |
| 2025 | 18.5% | +3.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7.6% | 7.3% | 8.0% | 10 |
| 1970s | 8.8% | 7.3% | 11.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 12.0% | 11.7% | 12.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 12.9% | 11.9% | 14.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 14.5% | 14.5% | 14.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.0% | 14.5% | 15.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.2% | 16.1% | 18.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Grenada
- 78 Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 18.6% compare
- 79 Trinidad and Tobago 18.6% compare
- 80 Costa Rica 18.5% compare
- 82 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 18.3% compare
- 83 Antigua and Barbuda 17.6% compare
- 84 New Caledonia 17.5% compare
More health data for Grenada
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.0116 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,727 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 1 (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate -2.13 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.0932 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate -2.13 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.0969 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is age dependency ratio, old in Grenada?
- Age dependency ratio, old in Grenada was 18.5% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest age dependency ratio, old recorded in Grenada?
- The highest recorded value was 18.5% in 2025.
- What is the lowest age dependency ratio, old recorded in Grenada?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.3% in 1970.
- How does Grenada rank for age dependency ratio, old?
- Grenada ranks 81st out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is age dependency ratio, old rising or falling in Grenada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Grenada 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.