Grenada vs Sri Lanka: Age dependency breakdown
Grenada
17.4%
in 2023
Sri Lanka
17.8%
in 2023
Grenada rank
94th
Sri Lanka rank
91st
Age dependency breakdown over time
- Grenada
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 17.8% against 17.4% in Grenada, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
Grenada ranks 94th and Sri Lanka ranks 91st of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Grenada averaged higher in 6 and Sri Lanka in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Grenada | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 9.4% | 10.4% | 0.9% | Sri Lanka |
| 1960s | 7.6% | 7.0% | 0.6% | Grenada |
| 1970s | 8.8% | 7.0% | 1.8% | Grenada |
| 1980s | 12.0% | 8.3% | 3.7% | Grenada |
| 1990s | 12.9% | 9.3% | 3.6% | Grenada |
| 2000s | 14.6% | 9.8% | 4.7% | Grenada |
| 2010s | 15.0% | 13.3% | 1.7% | Grenada |
| 2020s | 16.7% | 17.0% | 0.3% | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency breakdown, Grenada or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 17.8% against 17.4% in Grenada as of 2023.
- What is the difference in age dependency breakdown between Grenada and Sri Lanka?
- 0.4%, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Grenada and Sri Lanka?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Grenada and Sri Lanka rank globally for age dependency breakdown?
- Grenada ranks 94th and Sri Lanka ranks 91st 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
Number of people aged 65 and over per 100 working-age people (aged 15 to 64).