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Dependency ratios

Guyana — 13 years of data

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Historical Values
Year Value
2013 total dependency ratio: 65.3 % youth dependency ratio: 59.6 % elderly dependency ratio: 5.7 % potential support ratio: 17.7 (2013)
2014 total dependency ratio: 63.5 % youth dependency ratio: 57.7 % elderly dependency ratio: 5.7 % potential support ratio: 17.5 (2014 est.)
2015 total dependency ratio: 51.1% | youth dependency ratio: 43.5% | elderly dependency ratio: 7.6% | potential support ratio: 13.2% (2015 est.)
2016 total dependency ratio: 51.1% | youth dependency ratio: 43.5% | elderly dependency ratio: 7.6% | potential support ratio: 13.2% (2015 est.)
2017 total dependency ratio: 53.5 | youth dependency ratio: 45.8 | elderly dependency ratio: 7.7 | potential support ratio: 13.3 (2015 est.)
2018 total dependency ratio: 53.5 (2015 est.) | youth dependency ratio: 45.8 (2015 est.) | elderly dependency ratio: 7.7 (2015 est.) | potential support ratio: 13.3 (2015 est.)
2019 total dependency ratio: 53.5 (2015 est.) | youth dependency ratio: 45.8 (2015 est.) | elderly dependency ratio: 7.7 (2015 est.) | potential support ratio: 13.3 (2015 est.)
2020 total dependency ratio: 53.2 | youth dependency ratio: 42.5 | elderly dependency ratio: 10.7 | potential support ratio: 9.3 (2020 est.)
2021 total dependency ratio: 53.2 youth dependency ratio: 42.5 elderly dependency ratio: 10.7 potential support ratio: 9.3 (2020 est.)
2022 total dependency ratio: 53.6 youth dependency ratio: 44.1 elderly dependency ratio: 9.5 potential support ratio: 10.6 (2021 est.)
2023 total dependency ratio: 53.6 youth dependency ratio: 44.1 elderly dependency ratio: 9.5 potential support ratio: 10.6 (2021 est.)
2024 total dependency ratio: 53.6 youth dependency ratio: 44.1 elderly dependency ratio: 9.5 potential support ratio: 10.6 (2021 est.)
2025 total dependency ratio: 46.3 (2024 est.) youth dependency ratio: 34.3 (2024 est.) elderly dependency ratio: 11.9 (2024 est.) potential support ratio: 8.4 (2024 est.)