Bosnia and Herzegovina vs British Virgin Islands: Youth dependency ratio

Bosnia and Herzegovina
20.3%
in 2023
British Virgin Islands
20.0%
in 2023
Bosnia and Herzegovina rank
220th
British Virgin Islands rank
222nd

Youth dependency ratio over time

  • Bosnia and Herzegovina
  • British Virgin Islands
20406080100195019862023

How they compare

Bosnia and Herzegovina currently reports 20.3% against 20.0% in British Virgin Islands, a difference of 0.3%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was British Virgin Islands ahead.

Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 220th and British Virgin Islands ranks 222nd of 236 countries.

British Virgin Islands has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bosnia and Herzegovina British Virgin Islands Difference Ahead
1950s 61.7% 90.3% 28.7% British Virgin Islands
1960s 64.8% 74.9% 10.2% British Virgin Islands
1970s 50.9% 60.9% 10.0% British Virgin Islands
1980s 38.7% 48.5% 9.8% British Virgin Islands
1990s 35.2% 39.1% 3.9% British Virgin Islands
2000s 24.9% 33.3% 8.4% British Virgin Islands
2010s 21.2% 26.9% 5.6% British Virgin Islands
2020s 20.4% 21.5% 1.1% British Virgin Islands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher youth dependency ratio, Bosnia and Herzegovina or British Virgin Islands?
Bosnia and Herzegovina, at 20.3% against 20.0% in British Virgin Islands as of 2023.
What is the difference in youth dependency ratio between Bosnia and Herzegovina and British Virgin Islands?
0.3%, with Bosnia and Herzegovina ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bosnia and Herzegovina and British Virgin Islands?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Bosnia and Herzegovina and British Virgin Islands rank globally for youth dependency ratio?
Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 220th and British Virgin Islands ranks 222nd 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).