Age dependency ratio of working age population in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: Age dependency ratio of working age population was 37.3 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Age dependency ratio of working age population in Saint Lucia, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for age dependency ratio of working age population in Saint Lucia is 37.3, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and down 12.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age dependency ratio of working age population in Saint Lucia peaked at 121.39 in 1972 and was at its lowest, 37.3, in 2023.
Saint Lucia ranks 225th of 236 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 99.09 | 97.85 | 100.31 | 10 |
| 1960s | 115.11 | 103.73 | 119.94 | 10 |
| 1970s | 115.19 | 100.78 | 121.39 | 10 |
| 1980s | 92.26 | 83.28 | 98.25 | 10 |
| 1990s | 72.81 | 65.06 | 79.48 | 10 |
| 2000s | 55.03 | 47.57 | 63.12 | 10 |
| 2010s | 41.5 | 38.13 | 46.33 | 10 |
| 2020s | 37.5 | 37.3 | 37.82 | 4 |
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More population data for Saint Lucia
- Population growth rate by level of development -0.959 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 4,097 (2100)
- Population density 177.41 (2100)
- Population growth rate -0.959 (2100)
- Fertility and wanted fertility 1.39 (2024)
- Refugee population by country or territory of asylum 5 (2024)
- Fertility vs unmet contraception 1.39 (2024)
- Fertility vs contraception 1.39 (2024)
- Natural population growth 0.2648 (2023)
- Fertility rate with projections 1.38 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is age dependency ratio of working age population in Saint Lucia?
- Age dependency ratio of working age population in Saint Lucia was 37.3 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest age dependency ratio of working age population recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 121.39 in 1972.
- What is the lowest age dependency ratio of working age population recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.3 in 2023.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for age dependency ratio of working age population?
- Saint Lucia ranks 225th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is age dependency ratio of working age population rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Saint Lucia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Age dependency ratio of working age population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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