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
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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

Indicator
Age dependency breakdown
Unit
%
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed

The number of people aged 65 and over per 100 working-age people (aged 15 to 64).