Old-age dependency ratio in Guadeloupe
Guadeloupe: Old-age dependency ratio was 38.1% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Old-age dependency ratio in Guadeloupe, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for old-age dependency ratio in Guadeloupe is 38.1%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
That represents a change of up 6.2% on the previous year and up 62.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, old-age dependency ratio in Guadeloupe peaked at 38.1% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 8.5%, in 1955.
That places Guadeloupe 8th out of 236 regions with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 8.9% | 8.5% | 10.1% | 10 |
| 1960s | 9.0% | 8.8% | 9.3% | 10 |
| 1970s | 10.5% | 9.5% | 11.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 11.6% | 11.5% | 11.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 13.2% | 12.0% | 14.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 17.9% | 15.5% | 20.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.3% | 20.9% | 30.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 34.8% | 31.8% | 38.1% | 4 |
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More reference data data for Guadeloupe
- Milk production 160.2 tonnes (2006)
- Area of permanent meadows and pastures 24,198 hectares (2023)
- Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures 14.94 percent (2023)
- FAO projections of arable land 22,387 hectares (2023)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 2.09 live births per woman (2023)
- Land area in hectares 162,000 hectares (2023)
- Average age of mothers at childbirth 31.98 years (2023)
- Fertility rate vs. Human Development Index 2.09 live births per woman (2023)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 2.09 live births per woman (2023)
- Refugees by country of origin per 100,000 people 4.53 people per 100,000 inhabitants (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is old-age dependency ratio in Guadeloupe?
- Old-age dependency ratio in Guadeloupe was 38.1% in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest old-age dependency ratio recorded in Guadeloupe?
- The highest recorded value was 38.1% in 2023.
- What is the lowest old-age dependency ratio recorded in Guadeloupe?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.5% in 1955.
- How does Guadeloupe rank for old-age dependency ratio?
- Guadeloupe ranks 8th out of 236 regions with data for 2023.
- Is old-age dependency ratio rising or falling in Guadeloupe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 62.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guadeloupe data come from?
- The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Old-age dependency ratio. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The number of people aged 65 and over per 100 working-age people (aged 15 to 64).