Age dependency ratio, old in Grenada
Grenada: Age dependency ratio, old was 18.5% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Age dependency ratio, old in Grenada, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in % of working-age population.
Analysis
In 2025, age dependency ratio, old in Grenada stood at 18.5%. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
The figure is up 3.1% on the previous year and up 23.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age dependency ratio, old in Grenada peaked at 18.5% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 7.3%, in 1970.
That places Grenada 81st out of 215 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7.6% | 7.3% | 8.0% | 10 |
| 1970s | 8.8% | 7.3% | 11.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 12.0% | 11.7% | 12.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 12.9% | 11.9% | 14.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 14.5% | 14.5% | 14.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.0% | 14.5% | 15.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.2% | 16.1% | 18.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Grenada
- 78 North Korea 18.6% compare
- 79 Trinidad and Tobago 18.6% compare
- 80 Costa Rica 18.5% compare
- 82 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 18.3% compare
- 83 Antigua and Barbuda 17.6% compare
- 84 New Caledonia 17.5% compare
More health data for Grenada
- Population ages 65 and above, male 6,709 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, male, interpolated 895 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 858 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, male, interpolated 894 (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total 14,810 (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male 11.4% (2025)
- Age population, age 14, female, interpolated 858 (2025)
- Age population, age 13, female, interpolated 854 (2025)
- Age population, age 13, male, interpolated 890 (2025)
- Age population, age 16, female, interpolated 856 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is age dependency ratio, old in Grenada?
- Age dependency ratio, old in Grenada was 18.5% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest age dependency ratio, old recorded in Grenada?
- The highest recorded value was 18.5% in 2025.
- What is the lowest age dependency ratio, old recorded in Grenada?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.3% in 1970.
- How does Grenada rank for age dependency ratio, old?
- Grenada ranks 81st out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is age dependency ratio, old rising or falling in Grenada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Grenada data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Age dependency ratio, old (% of working-age population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Age dependency ratio, old, is the ratio of older dependents--people older than 64--to the working-age population--those ages 15-64. Data are shown as the proportion of dependents per 100 working-age population.