Age dependency breakdown in Aruba
Aruba: Age dependency breakdown was 24.6% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Age dependency breakdown in Aruba, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for age dependency breakdown in Aruba is 24.6%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
The figure is up 4.7% on the previous year and up 61.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age dependency breakdown in Aruba peaked at 24.6% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 5.2%, in 1960.
Aruba ranks 63rd of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 7.1% | 5.3% | 10.5% | 10 |
| 1960s | 5.6% | 5.2% | 6.6% | 10 |
| 1970s | 8.3% | 6.9% | 9.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 10.5% | 9.5% | 11.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 9.6% | 9.3% | 10.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 11.4% | 9.7% | 13.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.7% | 13.6% | 20.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.1% | 21.7% | 24.6% | 4 |
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More reference data data for Aruba
- Consumer price index 109.53 2010 = 100 (2019)
- Foreign aid received from governments and private foundations -13.41 million constant 2024 US$ (1999)
- Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans 146,128 constant 2024 US$ (1999)
- Foreign aid received -13.41 million constant 2024 US$ (1999)
- Wealth share of the richest 1% 27.6% (2024)
- Foreign aid received by income group -13.41 million constant 2024 US$ (1999)
- Share of men and women expected to survive to the age of 65 89.3% (2024)
- Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture 1.5 metric tons (2024)
- Share of men expected to survive to the age of 65 80.4% (2024)
- Number of confirmed cases of tetanus 10 Cases (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is age dependency breakdown in Aruba?
- Age dependency breakdown in Aruba was 24.6% in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest age dependency breakdown recorded in Aruba?
- The highest recorded value was 24.6% in 2023.
- What is the lowest age dependency breakdown recorded in Aruba?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.2% in 1960.
- How does Aruba rank for age dependency breakdown?
- Aruba ranks 63rd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is age dependency breakdown rising or falling in Aruba?
- Over the last ten years it is up 61.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Aruba data come from?
- The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Age dependency breakdown. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The number of people aged 65 and over per 100 working-age people (aged 15 to 64).