Age dependency ratio in Guyana
Guyana: Age dependency ratio was 56.0% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Age dependency ratio in Guyana, 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 in Guyana stood at 56.0%.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age dependency ratio in Guyana peaked at 105.4% in 1965 and was at its lowest, 54.0%, in 2019.
That places Guyana 101st out of 217 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Age dependency ratio in Guyana, year by year
| Year | % of working-age population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 101.0% | — |
| 1961 | 102.2% | +1.2% |
| 1962 | 103.6% | +1.3% |
| 1963 | 104.6% | +1.0% |
| 1964 | 105.2% | +0.6% |
| 1965 | 105.4% | +0.2% |
| 1966 | 105.2% | -0.2% |
| 1967 | 104.5% | -0.6% |
| 1968 | 103.5% | -1.0% |
| 1969 | 102.2% | -1.3% |
| 1970 | 100.9% | -1.2% |
| 1971 | 99.7% | -1.2% |
| 1972 | 98.5% | -1.2% |
| 1973 | 97.2% | -1.3% |
| 1974 | 95.7% | -1.5% |
| 1975 | 94.2% | -1.6% |
| 1976 | 92.6% | -1.7% |
| 1977 | 91.0% | -1.8% |
| 1978 | 89.3% | -1.8% |
| 1979 | 87.7% | -1.8% |
| 1980 | 86.2% | -1.7% |
| 1981 | 84.3% | -2.2% |
| 1982 | 82.0% | -2.7% |
| 1983 | 79.7% | -2.8% |
| 1984 | 77.5% | -2.8% |
| 1985 | 75.5% | -2.7% |
| 1986 | 73.6% | -2.5% |
| 1987 | 72.0% | -2.2% |
| 1988 | 70.7% | -1.8% |
| 1989 | 69.8% | -1.4% |
| 1990 | 69.0% | -1.0% |
| 1991 | 68.5% | -0.8% |
| 1992 | 68.1% | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 67.7% | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 67.5% | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 67.4% | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 67.4% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 67.5% | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 67.7% | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 67.8% | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 67.9% | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 67.8% | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 67.5% | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 66.9% | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 66.1% | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 65.0% | -1.6% |
| 2006 | 63.7% | -2.0% |
| 2007 | 62.3% | -2.2% |
| 2008 | 61.0% | -2.2% |
| 2009 | 59.6% | -2.2% |
| 2010 | 58.3% | -2.2% |
| 2011 | 57.1% | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 56.2% | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 55.7% | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 55.4% | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 55.2% | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 55.3% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 55.4% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 54.3% | -2.0% |
| 2019 | 54.0% | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 55.0% | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 55.1% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 55.3% | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 55.8% | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 56.0% | +0.4% |
| 2025 | 56.0% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 103.7% | 101.0% | 105.4% | 10 |
| 1970s | 94.7% | 87.7% | 100.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 77.1% | 69.8% | 86.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 67.9% | 67.4% | 69.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 64.8% | 59.6% | 67.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 55.7% | 54.0% | 58.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 55.5% | 55.0% | 56.0% | 6 |
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More health data for Guyana
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.59 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.4509 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,225 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 62 (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate -0.1985 % 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 0.1425 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate -0.1895 % 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 0.1468 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is age dependency ratio in Guyana?
- Age dependency ratio in Guyana was 56.0% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest age dependency ratio recorded in Guyana?
- The highest recorded value was 105.4% in 1965.
- What is the lowest age dependency ratio recorded in Guyana?
- The lowest recorded value was 54.0% in 2019.
- How does Guyana rank for age dependency ratio?
- Guyana ranks 101st out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is age dependency ratio rising or falling in Guyana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Guyana data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Age dependency ratio (% of working-age population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Age dependency ratio is the ratio of dependents--people younger than 15 or 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.