Age dependency breakdown in Dominica
Dominica: Age dependency breakdown was 18.4% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Age dependency breakdown in Dominica, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Dominica recorded 18.4% for age dependency breakdown in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and up 22.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age dependency breakdown in Dominica peaked at 18.4% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 11.0%, in 1960.
That places Dominica 89th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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 | 12.6% | 11.0% | 15.7% | 10 |
| 1960s | 11.6% | 11.0% | 12.7% | 10 |
| 1970s | 12.8% | 12.6% | 13.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 14.1% | 13.5% | 15.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 15.6% | 15.4% | 16.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 16.5% | 16.4% | 16.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.0% | 14.0% | 17.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.1% | 17.7% | 18.4% | 4 |
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- Universal right to vote in practice 2 (2025)
- Elected parliament 1 (2025)
- Chief executive of the government is elected 1 (2025)
- Democracy 7 (2025)
- Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
- Competitive elections 1 (2025)
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- Free country 2 (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
- Civil liberties rating 1 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is age dependency breakdown in Dominica?
- Age dependency breakdown in Dominica was 18.4% in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest age dependency breakdown recorded in Dominica?
- The highest recorded value was 18.4% in 2023.
- What is the lowest age dependency breakdown recorded in Dominica?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.0% in 1960.
- How does Dominica rank for age dependency breakdown?
- Dominica ranks 89th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is age dependency breakdown rising or falling in Dominica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Dominica 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).