British Virgin Islands vs Japan: Youth dependency ratio

British Virgin Islands
20.0%
in 2023
Japan
19.8%
in 2023
British Virgin Islands rank
222nd
Japan rank
224th

Youth dependency ratio over time

  • British Virgin Islands
  • Japan
20406080100195019862023

How they compare

British Virgin Islands currently reports 20.0% against 19.8% in Japan, a difference of 0.2%.

Across all 74 years both countries report, British Virgin Islands has been ahead every year.

British Virgin Islands ranks 222nd and Japan ranks 224th of 236 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade British Virgin Islands Japan Difference Ahead
1950s 90.3% 53.7% 36.6% British Virgin Islands
1960s 74.9% 38.5% 36.5% British Virgin Islands
1970s 60.9% 34.5% 26.4% British Virgin Islands
1980s 48.5% 31.7% 16.7% British Virgin Islands
1990s 39.1% 23.0% 16.1% British Virgin Islands
2000s 33.3% 21.0% 12.3% British Virgin Islands
2010s 26.9% 21.2% 5.7% British Virgin Islands
2020s 21.5% 20.3% 1.2% British Virgin Islands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher youth dependency ratio, British Virgin Islands or Japan?
British Virgin Islands, at 20.0% against 19.8% in Japan as of 2023.
What is the difference in youth dependency ratio between British Virgin Islands and Japan?
0.2%, with British Virgin Islands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for British Virgin Islands and Japan?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do British Virgin Islands and Japan rank globally for youth dependency ratio?
British Virgin Islands ranks 222nd and Japan ranks 224th 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).