Barbados vs Georgia: Old-age dependency ratio
Barbados
24.2%
in 2023
Georgia
24.1%
in 2023
Barbados rank
66th
Georgia rank
67th
Old-age dependency ratio over time
- Barbados
- Georgia
How they compare
Barbados currently reports 24.2% against 24.1% in Georgia, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Georgia ahead.
Barbados ranks 66th and Georgia ranks 67th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 2 and Georgia in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Georgia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 8.5% | 12.6% | 4.1% | Georgia |
| 1960s | 8.4% | 11.5% | 3.2% | Georgia |
| 1970s | 10.1% | 13.0% | 2.9% | Georgia |
| 1980s | 13.8% | 13.3% | 0.5% | Barbados |
| 1990s | 16.6% | 16.3% | 0.4% | Barbados |
| 2000s | 16.8% | 21.0% | 4.1% | Georgia |
| 2010s | 19.0% | 21.2% | 2.2% | Georgia |
| 2020s | 23.2% | 23.6% | 0.4% | Georgia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher old-age dependency ratio, Barbados or Georgia?
- Barbados, at 24.2% against 24.1% in Georgia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in old-age dependency ratio between Barbados and Georgia?
- 0.1%, with Barbados ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Georgia?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Barbados and Georgia rank globally for old-age dependency ratio?
- Barbados ranks 66th and Georgia ranks 67th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Old-age dependency ratio. 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).