Age dependency ratio in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: Age dependency ratio was 49.5% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Age dependency ratio in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in % of working-age population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for age dependency ratio in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines is 49.5%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and down 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age dependency ratio in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines peaked at 112.4% in 1960 and was at its lowest, 49.2%, in 2018.
That places Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 155th out of 218 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 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, year by year
| Year | % of working-age population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 112.4% | — |
| 1961 | 111.6% | -0.7% |
| 1962 | 110.4% | -1.0% |
| 1963 | 108.8% | -1.5% |
| 1964 | 107.1% | -1.5% |
| 1965 | 105.9% | -1.1% |
| 1966 | 105.1% | -0.8% |
| 1967 | 104.4% | -0.6% |
| 1968 | 103.8% | -0.6% |
| 1969 | 103.3% | -0.5% |
| 1970 | 102.9% | -0.4% |
| 1971 | 102.7% | -0.3% |
| 1972 | 102.5% | -0.2% |
| 1973 | 102.3% | -0.2% |
| 1974 | 102.0% | -0.3% |
| 1975 | 101.5% | -0.4% |
| 1976 | 100.9% | -0.6% |
| 1977 | 100.3% | -0.6% |
| 1978 | 99.6% | -0.7% |
| 1979 | 98.7% | -0.9% |
| 1980 | 96.5% | -2.1% |
| 1981 | 93.3% | -3.4% |
| 1982 | 90.2% | -3.3% |
| 1983 | 87.8% | -2.7% |
| 1984 | 85.9% | -2.2% |
| 1985 | 84.3% | -1.9% |
| 1986 | 82.8% | -1.7% |
| 1987 | 81.4% | -1.7% |
| 1988 | 80.1% | -1.5% |
| 1989 | 79.1% | -1.4% |
| 1990 | 77.9% | -1.4% |
| 1991 | 76.2% | -2.3% |
| 1992 | 73.7% | -3.2% |
| 1993 | 71.3% | -3.2% |
| 1994 | 69.3% | -2.8% |
| 1995 | 67.6% | -2.5% |
| 1996 | 66.0% | -2.4% |
| 1997 | 64.5% | -2.2% |
| 1998 | 63.4% | -1.7% |
| 1999 | 62.8% | -1.0% |
| 2000 | 62.5% | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 61.6% | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 60.2% | -2.3% |
| 2003 | 58.8% | -2.4% |
| 2004 | 57.5% | -2.2% |
| 2005 | 56.3% | -2.0% |
| 2006 | 55.3% | -1.9% |
| 2007 | 54.2% | -1.9% |
| 2008 | 53.2% | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 52.4% | -1.6% |
| 2010 | 51.8% | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 51.4% | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 51.0% | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 50.5% | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 50.1% | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 49.8% | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 49.5% | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 49.3% | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 49.2% | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 49.3% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 49.3% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 49.4% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 49.6% | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 49.7% | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 49.7% | -0.1% |
| 2025 | 49.5% | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 107.3% | 103.3% | 112.4% | 10 |
| 1970s | 101.3% | 98.7% | 102.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 86.1% | 79.1% | 96.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 69.3% | 62.8% | 77.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 57.2% | 52.4% | 62.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 50.2% | 49.2% | 51.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 49.5% | 49.3% | 49.7% | 6 |
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More health data for Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.3888 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,524 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 1 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 40-44, male, annual growth rate -0.7407 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per capita 0.0335 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, annual growth rate 0.7941 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, per capita 0.033 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is age dependency ratio in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- Age dependency ratio in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines was 49.5% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest age dependency ratio recorded in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- The highest recorded value was 112.4% in 1960.
- What is the lowest age dependency ratio recorded in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.2% in 2018.
- How does Saint Vincent and the Grenadines rank for age dependency ratio?
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ranks 155th out of 218 countries with data for 2025.
- Is age dependency ratio rising or falling in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 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.