Age dependency ratio, young in Grenada
Grenada: Age dependency ratio, young was 27.8% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Age dependency ratio, young in Grenada, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in % of working-age population.
Analysis
Grenada recorded 27.8% for age dependency ratio, young in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.3% on the previous year and down 16.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age dependency ratio, young in Grenada peaked at 97.5% in 1967 and was at its lowest, 27.8%, in 2025.
Grenada ranks 131st of 217 countries on this measure, 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 Grenada, year by year
| Year | % of working-age population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 96.9% | — |
| 1961 | 96.6% | -0.3% |
| 1962 | 96.2% | -0.4% |
| 1963 | 95.9% | -0.3% |
| 1964 | 94.9% | -1.0% |
| 1965 | 95.4% | +0.5% |
| 1966 | 97.1% | +1.8% |
| 1967 | 97.5% | +0.4% |
| 1968 | 97.1% | -0.4% |
| 1969 | 96.0% | -1.1% |
| 1970 | 94.2% | -1.8% |
| 1971 | 92.1% | -2.2% |
| 1972 | 89.9% | -2.4% |
| 1973 | 87.4% | -2.7% |
| 1974 | 84.9% | -2.9% |
| 1975 | 82.5% | -2.9% |
| 1976 | 80.1% | -2.8% |
| 1977 | 78.0% | -2.7% |
| 1978 | 75.9% | -2.6% |
| 1979 | 74.1% | -2.4% |
| 1980 | 72.6% | -2.1% |
| 1981 | 70.4% | -3.0% |
| 1982 | 67.4% | -4.4% |
| 1983 | 64.4% | -4.5% |
| 1984 | 61.8% | -3.9% |
| 1985 | 59.7% | -3.4% |
| 1986 | 58.0% | -2.9% |
| 1987 | 56.6% | -2.4% |
| 1988 | 55.6% | -1.8% |
| 1989 | 55.0% | -1.1% |
| 1990 | 54.7% | -0.5% |
| 1991 | 54.8% | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 55.1% | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 55.6% | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 56.2% | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 56.8% | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 57.3% | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 57.5% | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 57.3% | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 56.9% | -0.8% |
| 2000 | 56.2% | -1.2% |
| 2001 | 54.3% | -3.3% |
| 2002 | 51.5% | -5.3% |
| 2003 | 48.7% | -5.4% |
| 2004 | 46.1% | -5.3% |
| 2005 | 43.8% | -5.1% |
| 2006 | 41.7% | -4.7% |
| 2007 | 40.0% | -4.2% |
| 2008 | 38.5% | -3.7% |
| 2009 | 37.3% | -3.3% |
| 2010 | 36.2% | -2.9% |
| 2011 | 35.4% | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 34.9% | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 34.3% | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 33.8% | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 33.1% | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 32.6% | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 32.1% | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 31.6% | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 31.2% | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 30.7% | -1.6% |
| 2021 | 30.2% | -1.7% |
| 2022 | 29.6% | -1.8% |
| 2023 | 29.1% | -1.9% |
| 2024 | 28.5% | -2.1% |
| 2025 | 27.8% | -2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 96.4% | 94.9% | 97.5% | 10 |
| 1970s | 83.9% | 74.1% | 94.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 62.1% | 55.0% | 72.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 56.2% | 54.7% | 57.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 45.8% | 37.3% | 56.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 33.5% | 31.2% | 36.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 29.3% | 27.8% | 30.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Grenada
- 128 Brazil 28.0% compare
- 129 Montenegro 28.0% compare
- 130 Bhutan 27.9% compare
- 132 New Zealand 27.7% compare
- 133 Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 27.7% compare
- 134 Seychelles 27.6% compare
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- 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, young in Grenada?
- Age dependency ratio, young in Grenada was 27.8% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest age dependency ratio, young recorded in Grenada?
- The highest recorded value was 97.5% in 1967.
- What is the lowest age dependency ratio, young recorded in Grenada?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.8% in 2025.
- How does Grenada rank for age dependency ratio, young?
- Grenada ranks 131st out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is age dependency ratio, young rising or falling in Grenada?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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, 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.