Barbados vs Curacao: Age dependency ratio old

Barbados
24.23
in 2023
Curacao
23.78
in 2023
Barbados rank
66th
Curacao rank
69th

Age dependency ratio old over time

  • Barbados
  • Curacao
10152025195019862023

How they compare

Barbados currently reports 24.23 against 23.78 in Curacao, a difference of 0.45.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Barbados ahead.

Barbados ranks 66th and Curacao ranks 69th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 7 and Curacao in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Barbados Curacao Difference Ahead
1950s 8.52 8.08 0.4428 Barbados
1960s 8.36 8.2 0.1555 Barbados
1970s 10.14 9.3 0.8451 Barbados
1980s 13.81 9.73 4.08 Barbados
1990s 16.63 11.86 4.76 Barbados
2000s 16.81 15.5 1.32 Barbados
2010s 18.97 19.95 0.9856 Curacao
2020s 23.16 22.71 0.4505 Barbados

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher age dependency ratio old, Barbados or Curacao?
Barbados, at 24.23 against 23.78 in Curacao as of 2023.
What is the difference in age dependency ratio old between Barbados and Curacao?
0.45, with Barbados ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Curacao?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Barbados and Curacao rank globally for age dependency ratio old?
Barbados ranks 66th and Curacao ranks 69th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Age dependency ratio old. 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 ratio old
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed