Aruba vs Trinidad and Tobago: Youth dependency ratio

Aruba
25.9%
in 2023
Trinidad and Tobago
25.7%
in 2023
Aruba rank
165th
Trinidad and Tobago rank
168th

Youth dependency ratio over time

  • Aruba
  • Trinidad and Tobago
20406080195019862023

How they compare

Aruba currently reports 25.9% against 25.7% in Trinidad and Tobago, a difference of 0.2%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Aruba ahead.

Aruba ranks 165th and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 168th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Aruba averaged higher in 3 and Trinidad and Tobago in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Aruba Trinidad and Tobago Difference Ahead
1950s 79.1% 77.0% 2.1% Aruba
1960s 71.8% 80.1% 8.3% Trinidad and Tobago
1970s 55.4% 65.9% 10.4% Trinidad and Tobago
1980s 40.2% 55.9% 15.7% Trinidad and Tobago
1990s 38.3% 47.9% 9.6% Trinidad and Tobago
2000s 31.6% 31.7% 0.1% Trinidad and Tobago
2010s 28.0% 27.1% 0.9% Aruba
2020s 26.5% 26.1% 0.4% Aruba

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher youth dependency ratio, Aruba or Trinidad and Tobago?
Aruba, at 25.9% against 25.7% in Trinidad and Tobago as of 2023.
What is the difference in youth dependency ratio between Aruba and Trinidad and Tobago?
0.2%, with Aruba ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Aruba and Trinidad and Tobago?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Aruba and Trinidad and Tobago rank globally for youth dependency ratio?
Aruba ranks 165th and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 168th 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.

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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).