Guadeloupe vs United States: Youth dependency ratio
Guadeloupe
27.2%
in 2023
United States
27.1%
in 2023
Guadeloupe rank
151st
United States rank
153rd
Youth dependency ratio over time
- Guadeloupe
- United States
How they compare
Guadeloupe currently reports 27.2% against 27.1% in United States, a difference of 0.1%.
Across all 74 years both countries report, Guadeloupe has been ahead every year.
Guadeloupe ranks 151st and United States ranks 153rd of 236 countries.
Guadeloupe has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guadeloupe | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 80.0% | 47.0% | 33.0% | Guadeloupe |
| 1960s | 82.6% | 50.8% | 31.8% | Guadeloupe |
| 1970s | 69.5% | 40.0% | 29.6% | Guadeloupe |
| 1980s | 49.4% | 32.6% | 16.8% | Guadeloupe |
| 1990s | 39.7% | 32.8% | 6.8% | Guadeloupe |
| 2000s | 38.3% | 30.4% | 7.9% | Guadeloupe |
| 2010s | 33.4% | 28.8% | 4.5% | Guadeloupe |
| 2020s | 27.7% | 27.6% | 0.1% | Guadeloupe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher youth dependency ratio, Guadeloupe or United States?
- Guadeloupe, at 27.2% against 27.1% in United States as of 2023.
- What is the difference in youth dependency ratio between Guadeloupe and United States?
- 0.1%, with Guadeloupe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guadeloupe and United States?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Guadeloupe and United States rank globally for youth dependency ratio?
- Guadeloupe ranks 151st and United States ranks 153rd of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) β 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
Number of children under 15 per 100 working-age people (aged 15 to 64).