Age dependency ratio in Aruba
Aruba: Age dependency ratio was 52.2% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Age dependency ratio in Aruba, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in % of working-age population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for age dependency ratio in Aruba is 52.2%, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 17.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age dependency ratio in Aruba peaked at 83.0% in 1960 and was at its lowest, 42.6%, in 2005.
Aruba ranks 134th of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 77.4% | 72.6% | 83.0% | 10 |
| 1970s | 63.7% | 54.7% | 72.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 50.7% | 47.6% | 53.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 47.8% | 43.7% | 51.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 43.0% | 42.6% | 43.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 44.7% | 42.9% | 48.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 50.3% | 48.9% | 52.2% | 6 |
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- Age population, age 10, female, interpolated 653 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, female, interpolated 574 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, male, interpolated 596 (2025)
- Age population, age 08, female, interpolated 604 (2025)
- Age population, age 08, male, interpolated 627 (2025)
- Age population, age 09, female, interpolated 631 (2025)
- Age population, age 09, male, interpolated 655 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 695 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, male, interpolated 706 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, female, interpolated 679 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is age dependency ratio in Aruba?
- Age dependency ratio in Aruba was 52.2% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest age dependency ratio recorded in Aruba?
- The highest recorded value was 83.0% in 1960.
- What is the lowest age dependency ratio recorded in Aruba?
- The lowest recorded value was 42.6% in 2005.
- How does Aruba rank for age dependency ratio?
- Aruba ranks 134th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is age dependency ratio rising or falling in Aruba?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Aruba data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Age dependency ratio (% of working-age population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Age dependency ratio is the ratio of dependents--people younger than 15 or 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.