Antigua and Barbuda vs Aruba: Youth dependency ratio

Antigua and Barbuda
25.8%
in 2023
Aruba
25.9%
in 2023
Antigua and Barbuda rank
167th
Aruba rank
165th

Youth dependency ratio over time

  • Antigua and Barbuda
  • Aruba
20406080195019862023

How they compare

Aruba currently reports 25.9% against 25.8% in Antigua and Barbuda, a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Antigua and Barbuda ahead.

Antigua and Barbuda ranks 167th and Aruba ranks 165th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Antigua and Barbuda averaged higher in 6 and Aruba in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Antigua and Barbuda Aruba Difference Ahead
1950s 75.0% 79.1% 4.1% Aruba
1960s 76.6% 71.8% 4.8% Antigua and Barbuda
1970s 69.7% 55.4% 14.3% Antigua and Barbuda
1980s 47.8% 40.2% 7.6% Antigua and Barbuda
1990s 45.9% 38.3% 7.6% Antigua and Barbuda
2000s 39.1% 31.6% 7.5% Antigua and Barbuda
2010s 30.5% 28.0% 2.5% Antigua and Barbuda
2020s 26.4% 26.5% 0.1% Aruba

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher youth dependency ratio, Antigua and Barbuda or Aruba?
Aruba, at 25.9% against 25.8% in Antigua and Barbuda as of 2023.
What is the difference in youth dependency ratio between Antigua and Barbuda and Aruba?
0.1%, with Aruba ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Antigua and Barbuda and Aruba?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Antigua and Barbuda and Aruba rank globally for youth dependency ratio?
Antigua and Barbuda ranks 167th and Aruba ranks 165th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Youth dependency ratio. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Antigua and Barbuda vs Aruba: Youth dependency ratio. Statizoid, drawing on UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Retrieved 30 August 2026, from https://population.statizoid.com/compare/age-dependency-ratio-young-of-working-age-population/antigua-and-barbuda/aruba/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://population.statizoid.com/compare/age-dependency-ratio-young-of-working-age-population/antigua-and-barbuda/aruba/">Antigua and Barbuda vs Aruba: Youth dependency ratio</a> β€” Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Youth dependency ratio
Unit
%
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed

Number of children under 15 per 100 working-age people (aged 15 to 64).