Total dependency ratio in Anguilla
Anguilla: Total dependency ratio was 41.5% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Total dependency ratio in Anguilla, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, total dependency ratio in Anguilla stood at 41.5%.
That represents a change of down 2.8% on the previous year and down 8.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total dependency ratio in Anguilla peaked at 115.0% in 1960 and was at its lowest, 38.4%, in 2018.
Anguilla ranks 213th of 236 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 94.2% | 79.6% | 113.0% | 10 |
| 1960s | 108.6% | 105.8% | 115.0% | 10 |
| 1970s | 102.9% | 91.0% | 109.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 79.4% | 67.2% | 88.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 60.1% | 55.0% | 65.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 48.7% | 44.8% | 54.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 41.9% | 38.4% | 45.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 41.1% | 39.1% | 42.7% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Anguilla
- 210 Western Sahara 42.3% compare
- 211 Antigua and Barbuda 41.7% compare
- 212 Palau 41.7% compare
- 214 South Korea 41.4% compare
- 215 Saint Kitts and Nevis 40.9% compare
- 216 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 40.9% compare
More reference data data for Anguilla
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.256 °C (2026)
- Spring temperature anomalies 0.3236 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month 0.6789 °C (2026)
- Annual precipitation 889.52 millimeters (2025)
- Precipitation anomalies -18.76 millimeters (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.5687 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies 0.5158 °C (2025)
- Number of child deaths per woman 0.0079 under-five deaths per woman (2021)
- Foreign aid received by income group 8.17 million constant 2024 US$ (2013)
- Foreign aid received 8.17 million constant 2024 US$ (2013)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total dependency ratio in Anguilla?
- Total dependency ratio in Anguilla was 41.5% in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest total dependency ratio recorded in Anguilla?
- The highest recorded value was 115.0% in 1960.
- What is the lowest total dependency ratio recorded in Anguilla?
- The lowest recorded value was 38.4% in 2018.
- How does Anguilla rank for total dependency ratio?
- Anguilla ranks 213th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total dependency ratio rising or falling in Anguilla?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Anguilla data come from?
- The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Total dependency ratio. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The number of children (under 15) and people aged 65 and over per 100 working-age people (aged 15 to 64).