Age dependency ratio, old in Turks and Caicos Islands
Turks and Caicos Islands: Age dependency ratio, old was 16.1% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Age dependency ratio, old in Turks and Caicos Islands, 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 Turks and Caicos Islands stood at 16.1%. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.3% on the previous year and up 42.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age dependency ratio, old in Turks and Caicos Islands peaked at 16.1% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 5.7%, in 1996.
Turks and Caicos Islands ranks 93rd of 218 countries on this measure, 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 Turks and Caicos Islands, year by year
| Year | % of working-age population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 10.8% | — |
| 1961 | 10.6% | -2.0% |
| 1962 | 10.5% | -0.5% |
| 1963 | 10.4% | -1.5% |
| 1964 | 10.3% | -0.4% |
| 1965 | 10.4% | +0.5% |
| 1966 | 10.4% | +0.3% |
| 1967 | 10.6% | +1.8% |
| 1968 | 10.7% | +1.3% |
| 1969 | 11.0% | +2.3% |
| 1970 | 11.5% | +4.4% |
| 1971 | 11.4% | -0.1% |
| 1972 | 11.4% | -0.8% |
| 1973 | 11.4% | +0.5% |
| 1974 | 11.3% | -1.3% |
| 1975 | 11.1% | -1.7% |
| 1976 | 10.9% | -1.4% |
| 1977 | 10.6% | -2.8% |
| 1978 | 10.4% | -2.2% |
| 1979 | 10.3% | -0.7% |
| 1980 | 10.0% | -2.8% |
| 1981 | 9.5% | -5.4% |
| 1982 | 9.0% | -5.4% |
| 1983 | 8.6% | -4.4% |
| 1984 | 8.3% | -3.7% |
| 1985 | 7.9% | -4.2% |
| 1986 | 7.7% | -2.5% |
| 1987 | 7.8% | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 7.7% | -0.1% |
| 1989 | 7.6% | -1.4% |
| 1990 | 7.4% | -2.7% |
| 1991 | 7.1% | -4.6% |
| 1992 | 6.6% | -7.2% |
| 1993 | 6.1% | -7.6% |
| 1994 | 5.8% | -4.3% |
| 1995 | 5.7% | -1.1% |
| 1996 | 5.7% | -0.6% |
| 1997 | 5.7% | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 5.8% | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 5.8% | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 5.9% | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 5.8% | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 5.9% | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 6.1% | +3.2% |
| 2004 | 6.4% | +4.7% |
| 2005 | 6.7% | +5.0% |
| 2006 | 7.1% | +5.9% |
| 2007 | 7.6% | +6.9% |
| 2008 | 8.1% | +6.7% |
| 2009 | 8.6% | +6.0% |
| 2010 | 9.1% | +6.0% |
| 2011 | 9.6% | +6.1% |
| 2012 | 10.1% | +4.7% |
| 2013 | 10.5% | +3.7% |
| 2014 | 10.8% | +3.6% |
| 2015 | 11.3% | +4.4% |
| 2016 | 11.9% | +4.9% |
| 2017 | 12.4% | +4.5% |
| 2018 | 12.9% | +4.2% |
| 2019 | 13.4% | +3.6% |
| 2020 | 13.8% | +2.7% |
| 2021 | 14.1% | +2.7% |
| 2022 | 14.5% | +2.8% |
| 2023 | 15.0% | +3.0% |
| 2024 | 15.5% | +3.5% |
| 2025 | 16.1% | +4.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 10.6% | 10.3% | 11.0% | 10 |
| 1970s | 11.0% | 10.3% | 11.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | 8.4% | 7.6% | 10.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.2% | 5.7% | 7.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.8% | 5.8% | 8.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.2% | 9.1% | 13.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.8% | 13.8% | 16.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Turks and Caicos Islands
- 90 Saint Kitts and Nevis 16.8% compare
- 91 Brazil 16.6% compare
- 92 Lebanon 16.3% compare
- 94 Northern Mariana Islands 15.9% compare
- 95 Türkiye 15.5% compare
- 96 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 15.4% compare
More health data for Turks and Caicos Islands
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,416 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.3379 % change on previous year (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 0 deaths (2100)
- Age population, age 10, female, interpolated 250 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 228 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, female, interpolated 247 (2025)
- Age population, age 10, male, interpolated 235 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 16,640 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 71.1% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is age dependency ratio, old in Turks and Caicos Islands?
- Age dependency ratio, old in Turks and Caicos Islands was 16.1% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest age dependency ratio, old recorded in Turks and Caicos Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 16.1% in 2025.
- What is the lowest age dependency ratio, old recorded in Turks and Caicos Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.7% in 1996.
- How does Turks and Caicos Islands rank for age dependency ratio, old?
- Turks and Caicos Islands ranks 93rd out of 218 countries with data for 2025.
- Is age dependency ratio, old rising or falling in Turks and Caicos Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 42.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Turks and Caicos Islands 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.