Bahamas vs Trinidad and Tobago: Age dependency breakdown
Bahamas
16.4%
in 2023
Trinidad and Tobago
16.9%
in 2023
Bahamas rank
101st
Trinidad and Tobago rank
98th
Age dependency breakdown over time
- Bahamas
- Trinidad and Tobago
How they compare
Trinidad and Tobago currently reports 16.9% against 16.4% in Bahamas, a difference of 0.5%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Bahamas ahead.
Bahamas ranks 101st and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 98th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Bahamas averaged higher in 6 and Trinidad and Tobago in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahamas | Trinidad and Tobago | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 7.7% | 6.2% | 1.4% | Bahamas |
| 1960s | 6.3% | 6.6% | 0.2% | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 1970s | 6.5% | 7.4% | 1.0% | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 1980s | 7.5% | 7.2% | 0.3% | Bahamas |
| 1990s | 8.9% | 7.2% | 1.7% | Bahamas |
| 2000s | 11.7% | 7.4% | 4.3% | Bahamas |
| 2010s | 14.7% | 10.9% | 3.8% | Bahamas |
| 2020s | 16.0% | 15.8% | 0.2% | Bahamas |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency breakdown, Bahamas or Trinidad and Tobago?
- Trinidad and Tobago, at 16.9% against 16.4% in Bahamas as of 2023.
- What is the difference in age dependency breakdown between Bahamas and Trinidad and Tobago?
- 0.5%, with Trinidad and Tobago ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and Trinidad and Tobago?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Bahamas and Trinidad and Tobago rank globally for age dependency breakdown?
- Bahamas ranks 101st and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 98th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Age dependency breakdown. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The number of people aged 65 and over per 100 working-age people (aged 15 to 64).