Old-age dependency ratio in Martinique
Martinique: Old-age dependency ratio was 40.2% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Old-age dependency ratio in Martinique, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Martinique recorded 40.2% for old-age dependency ratio in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.0% on the previous year and up 54.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, old-age dependency ratio in Martinique peaked at 40.2% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 9.1%, in 1961.
Martinique ranks 5th of 236 regions on this measure, 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 | 9.7% | 9.1% | 10.9% | 10 |
| 1960s | 9.3% | 9.1% | 9.7% | 10 |
| 1970s | 10.9% | 9.9% | 11.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 12.7% | 12.0% | 13.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 15.9% | 14.7% | 16.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 20.1% | 17.3% | 22.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 28.1% | 23.2% | 34.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 37.7% | 35.8% | 40.2% | 4 |
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More reference data data for Martinique
- Milk production 1,969 tonnes (2006)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 2.01 live births per woman (2023)
- FAO projections of arable land 16,848 hectares (2023)
- Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures 13.56 percent (2023)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 2.01 live births per woman (2023)
- Land area in hectares 106,000 hectares (2023)
- Average age of mothers at childbirth 31.44 years (2023)
- Area of permanent meadows and pastures 14,375 hectares (2023)
- Fertility rate vs. Human Development Index 2.01 live births per woman (2023)
- Global number of reported disasters by size 0 events (2017)
Frequently asked questions
- What is old-age dependency ratio in Martinique?
- Old-age dependency ratio in Martinique was 40.2% 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 Martinique?
- The highest recorded value was 40.2% in 2023.
- What is the lowest old-age dependency ratio recorded in Martinique?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.1% in 1961.
- How does Martinique rank for old-age dependency ratio?
- Martinique ranks 5th out of 236 regions with data for 2023.
- Is old-age dependency ratio rising or falling in Martinique?
- Over the last ten years it is up 54.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Martinique 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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About this data
The number of people aged 65 and over per 100 working-age people (aged 15 to 64).