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Dependency ratios

Saint Lucia — 13 years of data

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Historical Values
Year Value
2013 total dependency ratio: 48.6 % youth dependency ratio: 35.6 % elderly dependency ratio: 13 % potential support ratio: 7.7 (2013)
2014 total dependency ratio: 48 % youth dependency ratio: 34.9 % elderly dependency ratio: 13.1 % potential support ratio: 7.6 (2014 est.)
2015 total dependency ratio: 47.3% | youth dependency ratio: 34.1% | elderly dependency ratio: 13.3% | potential support ratio: 7.5% (2015 est.)
2016 total dependency ratio: 47.3% | youth dependency ratio: 34.1% | elderly dependency ratio: 13.3% | potential support ratio: 7.5% (2015 est.)
2017 total dependency ratio: 41.1 | youth dependency ratio: 27.9 | elderly dependency ratio: 13.3 | potential support ratio: 7.5 (2015 est.)
2018 total dependency ratio: 41.1 (2015 est.) | youth dependency ratio: 27.9 (2015 est.) | elderly dependency ratio: 13.3 (2015 est.) | potential support ratio: 7.5 (2015 est.)
2019 total dependency ratio: 41.1 (2015 est.) | youth dependency ratio: 27.9 (2015 est.) | elderly dependency ratio: 13.3 (2015 est.) | potential support ratio: 7.5 (2015 est.)
2020 total dependency ratio: 39.4 | youth dependency ratio: 25 | elderly dependency ratio: 14.4 | potential support ratio: 7 (2020 est.)
2021 total dependency ratio: 39.4 youth dependency ratio: 25 elderly dependency ratio: 14.4 potential support ratio: 7 (2020 est.)
2022 total dependency ratio: 37.7 youth dependency ratio: 25.2 elderly dependency ratio: 12.5 potential support ratio: 8 (2021 est.)
2023 total dependency ratio: 37.7 youth dependency ratio: 25.2 elderly dependency ratio: 12.5 potential support ratio: 8 (2021 est.)
2024 total dependency ratio: 37.7 youth dependency ratio: 25.2 elderly dependency ratio: 12.5 potential support ratio: 8 (2021 est.)
2025 total dependency ratio: 50.9 (2025 est.) youth dependency ratio: 26.6 (2025 est.) elderly dependency ratio: 24.3 (2025 est.) potential support ratio: 4.1 (2025 est.)