Age dependency ratio, young in Guyana
Guyana: Age dependency ratio, young was 45.1% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Age dependency ratio, young in Guyana, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in % of working-age population.
Analysis
Guyana recorded 45.1% for age dependency ratio, young in 2025.
The figure is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 3.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age dependency ratio, young in Guyana peaked at 98.1% in 1965 and was at its lowest, 45.0%, in 2019.
That places Guyana 77th 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, young in Guyana, year by year
| Year | % of working-age population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 94.1% | — |
| 1961 | 95.1% | +1.0% |
| 1962 | 96.4% | +1.4% |
| 1963 | 97.4% | +1.0% |
| 1964 | 98.0% | +0.6% |
| 1965 | 98.1% | +0.2% |
| 1966 | 97.9% | -0.3% |
| 1967 | 97.2% | -0.7% |
| 1968 | 96.2% | -1.0% |
| 1969 | 94.9% | -1.3% |
| 1970 | 93.6% | -1.3% |
| 1971 | 92.5% | -1.3% |
| 1972 | 91.3% | -1.3% |
| 1973 | 90.0% | -1.4% |
| 1974 | 88.6% | -1.6% |
| 1975 | 87.1% | -1.7% |
| 1976 | 85.5% | -1.8% |
| 1977 | 83.9% | -1.9% |
| 1978 | 82.2% | -2.0% |
| 1979 | 80.6% | -2.0% |
| 1980 | 79.1% | -1.8% |
| 1981 | 77.3% | -2.3% |
| 1982 | 75.1% | -2.9% |
| 1983 | 72.9% | -2.9% |
| 1984 | 70.7% | -2.9% |
| 1985 | 68.7% | -2.8% |
| 1986 | 66.9% | -2.6% |
| 1987 | 65.4% | -2.4% |
| 1988 | 64.1% | -2.0% |
| 1989 | 63.1% | -1.5% |
| 1990 | 62.4% | -1.1% |
| 1991 | 61.8% | -0.8% |
| 1992 | 61.4% | -0.7% |
| 1993 | 61.1% | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 61.0% | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 60.9% | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 61.0% | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 61.1% | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 61.3% | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 61.4% | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 61.4% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 61.3% | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 61.0% | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 60.3% | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 59.4% | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 58.3% | -1.9% |
| 2006 | 56.9% | -2.4% |
| 2007 | 55.4% | -2.6% |
| 2008 | 53.9% | -2.6% |
| 2009 | 52.5% | -2.7% |
| 2010 | 51.0% | -2.8% |
| 2011 | 49.6% | -2.7% |
| 2012 | 48.5% | -2.1% |
| 2013 | 47.9% | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 47.4% | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 47.0% | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 46.8% | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 46.7% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 45.5% | -2.5% |
| 2019 | 45.0% | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 45.7% | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 45.7% | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 45.7% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 45.7% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 45.5% | -0.4% |
| 2025 | 45.1% | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 96.5% | 94.1% | 98.1% | 10 |
| 1970s | 87.5% | 80.6% | 93.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 70.3% | 63.1% | 79.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 61.4% | 60.9% | 62.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 58.0% | 52.5% | 61.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 47.5% | 45.0% | 51.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 45.6% | 45.1% | 45.7% | 6 |
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- 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)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,225 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 62 deaths (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, young in Guyana?
- Age dependency ratio, young in Guyana was 45.1% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest age dependency ratio, young recorded in Guyana?
- The highest recorded value was 98.1% in 1965.
- What is the lowest age dependency ratio, young recorded in Guyana?
- The lowest recorded value was 45.0% in 2019.
- How does Guyana rank for age dependency ratio, young?
- Guyana ranks 77th out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is age dependency ratio, young rising or falling in Guyana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.9%. 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, 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.