Age dependency ratio, young in Caribbean Small States
Caribbean Small States: Age dependency ratio, young was 31.8% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Age dependency ratio, young in Caribbean Small States, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in % of working-age population.
Analysis
Caribbean Small States recorded 31.8% for age dependency ratio, young in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
The figure is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 10.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age dependency ratio, young in Caribbean Small States peaked at 87.7% in 1966 and was at its lowest, 31.8%, in 2025.
That places Caribbean Small States 32nd out of 47 groups 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, young in Caribbean Small States, year by year
| Year | % of working-age population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 84.4% | — |
| 1961 | 84.9% | +0.6% |
| 1962 | 85.6% | +0.9% |
| 1963 | 86.4% | +0.9% |
| 1964 | 87.0% | +0.7% |
| 1965 | 87.5% | +0.5% |
| 1966 | 87.7% | +0.3% |
| 1967 | 87.7% | -0.1% |
| 1968 | 87.3% | -0.4% |
| 1969 | 86.6% | -0.8% |
| 1970 | 85.4% | -1.5% |
| 1971 | 83.8% | -1.9% |
| 1972 | 82.0% | -2.1% |
| 1973 | 80.2% | -2.3% |
| 1974 | 78.2% | -2.4% |
| 1975 | 76.1% | -2.7% |
| 1976 | 74.0% | -2.8% |
| 1977 | 71.8% | -2.9% |
| 1978 | 69.7% | -2.9% |
| 1979 | 67.9% | -2.7% |
| 1980 | 66.2% | -2.4% |
| 1981 | 64.7% | -2.3% |
| 1982 | 63.4% | -2.1% |
| 1983 | 62.3% | -1.7% |
| 1984 | 61.4% | -1.5% |
| 1985 | 60.6% | -1.2% |
| 1986 | 59.9% | -1.2% |
| 1987 | 59.2% | -1.2% |
| 1988 | 58.5% | -1.3% |
| 1989 | 57.7% | -1.2% |
| 1990 | 57.1% | -1.2% |
| 1991 | 56.3% | -1.3% |
| 1992 | 55.6% | -1.3% |
| 1993 | 54.8% | -1.4% |
| 1994 | 54.0% | -1.5% |
| 1995 | 53.1% | -1.7% |
| 1996 | 52.0% | -2.0% |
| 1997 | 50.9% | -2.2% |
| 1998 | 49.7% | -2.4% |
| 1999 | 48.5% | -2.4% |
| 2000 | 47.3% | -2.4% |
| 2001 | 46.1% | -2.5% |
| 2002 | 45.0% | -2.5% |
| 2003 | 43.9% | -2.4% |
| 2004 | 42.9% | -2.4% |
| 2005 | 42.1% | -1.8% |
| 2006 | 41.2% | -2.2% |
| 2007 | 40.3% | -2.1% |
| 2008 | 39.5% | -2.0% |
| 2009 | 38.8% | -1.8% |
| 2010 | 38.1% | -1.9% |
| 2011 | 37.4% | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 36.8% | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 36.3% | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 35.8% | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 35.4% | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 34.9% | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 34.6% | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 34.0% | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 33.7% | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 33.5% | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 33.2% | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 32.9% | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 32.5% | -1.1% |
| 2024 | 32.1% | -1.1% |
| 2025 | 31.8% | -1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 86.5% | 84.4% | 87.7% | 10 |
| 1970s | 76.9% | 67.9% | 85.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 61.4% | 57.7% | 66.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 53.2% | 48.5% | 57.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 42.7% | 38.8% | 47.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 35.7% | 33.7% | 38.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 32.7% | 31.8% | 33.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Caribbean Small States
- 29 Liberia 67.9% compare
- 30 Madagascar 67.6% compare
- 31 Ethiopia 66.9% compare
- 32 Vanuatu 65.8% compare
- 33 Guinea-Bissau 65.6% compare
- 34 Eritrea 64.6% compare
- 35 South Sudan 64.5% compare
More health data for Caribbean Small States
- Population ages 65-69, male, per capita 0.0185 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, per capita 0.0245 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 65-69, female, annual growth rate 3.28 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65-69, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65-69, female, per capita 0.0219 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 65-69, male, annual growth rate 3.48 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65-69, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, male, per capita 0.0128 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, per capita 0.0163 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is age dependency ratio, young in Caribbean Small States?
- Age dependency ratio, young in Caribbean Small States was 31.8% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest age dependency ratio, young recorded in Caribbean Small States?
- The highest recorded value was 87.7% in 1966.
- What is the lowest age dependency ratio, young recorded in Caribbean Small States?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.8% in 2025.
- How does Caribbean Small States rank for age dependency ratio, young?
- Caribbean Small States ranks 32nd out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is age dependency ratio, young rising or falling in Caribbean Small States?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Caribbean Small States data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Age dependency ratio, young (% of working-age population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Age dependency ratio, young, is the ratio of younger dependents--people younger than 15--to the working-age population--those ages 15-64. Data are shown as the proportion of dependents per 100 working-age population.