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Dependency ratios

Barbados — 13 years of data

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Historical Values
Year Value
2013 total dependency ratio: 42.3 % youth dependency ratio: 26.9 % elderly dependency ratio: 15.5 % potential support ratio: 6.5 (2013)
2014 total dependency ratio: 42.6 % youth dependency ratio: 26.8 % elderly dependency ratio: 15.8 % potential support ratio: 6.3 (2014 est.)
2015 total dependency ratio: 50.4% | youth dependency ratio: 29.1% | elderly dependency ratio: 21.3% | potential support ratio: 4.7% (2015 est.)
2016 total dependency ratio: 50.4% | youth dependency ratio: 29.1% | elderly dependency ratio: 21.3% | potential support ratio: 4.7% (2015 est.)
2017 total dependency ratio: 50.4 | youth dependency ratio: 29.1 | elderly dependency ratio: 21.3 | potential support ratio: 4.7 (2015 est.)
2018 total dependency ratio: 50.4 (2015 est.) | youth dependency ratio: 29.1 (2015 est.) | elderly dependency ratio: 21.3 (2015 est.) | potential support ratio: 4.7 (2015 est.)
2019 total dependency ratio: 50.4 (2015 est.) | youth dependency ratio: 29.1 (2015 est.) | elderly dependency ratio: 21.3 (2015 est.) | potential support ratio: 4.7 (2015 est.)
2020 total dependency ratio: 50.3 | youth dependency ratio: 25.2 | elderly dependency ratio: 25.1 | potential support ratio: 4 (2020 est.)
2021 total dependency ratio: 50.3 youth dependency ratio: 25.2 elderly dependency ratio: 25.1 potential support ratio: 4 (2020 est.)
2022 total dependency ratio: 49 youth dependency ratio: 25.6 elderly dependency ratio: 23.4 potential support ratio: 4.3 (2021 est.)
2023 total dependency ratio: 49 youth dependency ratio: 25.6 elderly dependency ratio: 23.4 potential support ratio: 4.3 (2021 est.)
2024 total dependency ratio: 49 youth dependency ratio: 25.6 elderly dependency ratio: 23.4 potential support ratio: 4.3 (2021 est.)
2025 total dependency ratio: 49.2 (2024 est.) youth dependency ratio: 24.8 (2024 est.) elderly dependency ratio: 24.4 (2024 est.) potential support ratio: 4.1 (2024 est.)