Peru vs Saint Lucia: Old-age dependency ratio
Peru
13.5%
in 2023
Saint Lucia
12.8%
in 2023
Peru rank
114th
Saint Lucia rank
117th
Old-age dependency ratio over time
- Peru
- Saint Lucia
How they compare
Peru currently reports 13.5% against 12.8% in Saint Lucia, a difference of 0.7%.
That makes Peru's figure about 1.1 times Saint Lucia's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Saint Lucia ahead.
Peru ranks 114th and Saint Lucia ranks 117th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Peru averaged higher in 2 and Saint Lucia in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Peru | Saint Lucia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6.6% | 6.8% | 0.2% | Saint Lucia |
| 1960s | 7.7% | 8.7% | 1.1% | Saint Lucia |
| 1970s | 8.3% | 9.8% | 1.5% | Saint Lucia |
| 1980s | 6.8% | 9.5% | 2.7% | Saint Lucia |
| 1990s | 6.4% | 9.5% | 3.1% | Saint Lucia |
| 2000s | 9.0% | 10.3% | 1.3% | Saint Lucia |
| 2010s | 12.4% | 11.2% | 1.2% | Peru |
| 2020s | 13.3% | 12.3% | 1.0% | Peru |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher old-age dependency ratio, Peru or Saint Lucia?
- Peru, at 13.5% against 12.8% in Saint Lucia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in old-age dependency ratio between Peru and Saint Lucia?
- 0.7%, with Peru ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Peru and Saint Lucia?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Peru and Saint Lucia rank globally for old-age dependency ratio?
- Peru ranks 114th and Saint Lucia ranks 117th 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).