Age dependency ratio, young in United States Virgin Islands
United States Virgin Islands: Age dependency ratio, young was 27.2% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Age dependency ratio, young in United States Virgin Islands, 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, young in United States Virgin Islands is 27.2%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and down 11.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age dependency ratio, young in United States Virgin Islands peaked at 77.5% in 1961 and was at its lowest, 26.4%, in 2020.
That places United States Virgin Islands 138th 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, young in United States Virgin Islands, year by year
| Year | % of working-age population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 77.4% | — |
| 1961 | 77.5% | +0.1% |
| 1962 | 73.0% | -5.8% |
| 1963 | 70.0% | -4.1% |
| 1964 | 68.4% | -2.2% |
| 1965 | 67.8% | -0.9% |
| 1966 | 67.0% | -1.2% |
| 1967 | 65.6% | -2.1% |
| 1968 | 63.7% | -3.0% |
| 1969 | 61.1% | -3.9% |
| 1970 | 60.8% | -0.6% |
| 1971 | 62.9% | +3.5% |
| 1972 | 65.0% | +3.3% |
| 1973 | 66.3% | +1.9% |
| 1974 | 66.7% | +0.6% |
| 1975 | 66.8% | +0.2% |
| 1976 | 66.9% | +0.1% |
| 1977 | 66.4% | -0.7% |
| 1978 | 65.0% | -2.1% |
| 1979 | 62.7% | -3.6% |
| 1980 | 59.7% | -4.8% |
| 1981 | 56.7% | -5.0% |
| 1982 | 54.4% | -4.0% |
| 1983 | 52.8% | -3.1% |
| 1984 | 51.5% | -2.4% |
| 1985 | 50.3% | -2.2% |
| 1986 | 49.3% | -2.0% |
| 1987 | 48.3% | -2.0% |
| 1988 | 47.2% | -2.3% |
| 1989 | 45.9% | -2.9% |
| 1990 | 44.5% | -2.9% |
| 1991 | 43.6% | -2.0% |
| 1992 | 43.0% | -1.4% |
| 1993 | 42.7% | -0.9% |
| 1994 | 42.5% | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 42.3% | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 42.2% | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 41.8% | -0.7% |
| 1998 | 41.3% | -1.2% |
| 1999 | 40.6% | -1.7% |
| 2000 | 39.8% | -2.1% |
| 2001 | 38.9% | -2.3% |
| 2002 | 37.9% | -2.5% |
| 2003 | 36.9% | -2.5% |
| 2004 | 36.0% | -2.5% |
| 2005 | 35.1% | -2.6% |
| 2006 | 34.2% | -2.7% |
| 2007 | 33.3% | -2.5% |
| 2008 | 32.6% | -2.2% |
| 2009 | 32.1% | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 31.7% | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 31.4% | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 31.3% | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 31.2% | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 31.2% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 30.9% | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 30.1% | -2.5% |
| 2017 | 29.2% | -3.2% |
| 2018 | 28.1% | -3.7% |
| 2019 | 26.9% | -4.2% |
| 2020 | 26.4% | -2.0% |
| 2021 | 26.6% | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 26.8% | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 27.0% | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 27.1% | +0.6% |
| 2025 | 27.2% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 69.1% | 61.1% | 77.5% | 10 |
| 1970s | 64.9% | 60.8% | 66.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 51.6% | 45.9% | 59.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 42.5% | 40.6% | 44.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 35.7% | 32.1% | 39.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 30.2% | 26.9% | 31.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.8% | 26.4% | 27.2% | 6 |
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More health data for United States Virgin Islands
- Number of infants who die before age 1 1 deaths (2100)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,158 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.3291 % change on previous year (2090)
- Population ages 65 and above, female, per capita 0.1348 units per person (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 439 (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Population ages 15-64, total, per capita 0.6042 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 408 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is age dependency ratio, young in United States Virgin Islands?
- Age dependency ratio, young in United States Virgin Islands was 27.2% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest age dependency ratio, young recorded in United States Virgin Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 77.5% in 1961.
- What is the lowest age dependency ratio, young recorded in United States Virgin Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.4% in 2020.
- How does United States Virgin Islands rank for age dependency ratio, young?
- United States Virgin Islands ranks 138th out of 218 countries with data for 2025.
- Is age dependency ratio, young rising or falling in United States Virgin Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this United States Virgin Islands 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.