Sint Maarten (Dutch part) vs Turks and Caicos Islands: Youth dependency ratio

Sint Maarten (Dutch part)
21.9%
in 2023
Turks and Caicos Islands
22.3%
in 2023
Sint Maarten (Dutch part) rank
208th
Turks and Caicos Islands rank
205th

Youth dependency ratio over time

  • Sint Maarten (Dutch part)
  • Turks and Caicos Islands
20406080100195019862023

How they compare

Turks and Caicos Islands currently reports 22.3% against 21.9% in Sint Maarten (Dutch part), a difference of 0.4%.

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

Sint Maarten (Dutch part) ranks 208th and Turks and Caicos Islands ranks 205th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Sint Maarten (Dutch part) averaged higher in 2 and Turks and Caicos Islands in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Sint Maarten (Dutch part) Turks and Caicos Islands Difference Ahead
1950s 75.3% 85.4% 10.0% Turks and Caicos Islands
1960s 72.3% 92.2% 19.9% Turks and Caicos Islands
1970s 59.9% 88.2% 28.4% Turks and Caicos Islands
1980s 43.7% 59.7% 16.1% Turks and Caicos Islands
1990s 36.2% 43.2% 7.0% Turks and Caicos Islands
2000s 34.0% 36.8% 2.8% Turks and Caicos Islands
2010s 27.6% 26.9% 0.7% Sint Maarten (Dutch part)
2020s 23.0% 22.5% 0.5% Sint Maarten (Dutch part)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher youth dependency ratio, Sint Maarten (Dutch part) or Turks and Caicos Islands?
Turks and Caicos Islands, at 22.3% against 21.9% in Sint Maarten (Dutch part) as of 2023.
What is the difference in youth dependency ratio between Sint Maarten (Dutch part) and Turks and Caicos Islands?
0.4%, with Turks and Caicos Islands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sint Maarten (Dutch part) and Turks and Caicos Islands?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Sint Maarten (Dutch part) and Turks and Caicos Islands rank globally for youth dependency ratio?
Sint Maarten (Dutch part) ranks 208th and Turks and Caicos Islands ranks 205th 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).