Age dependency ratio, young in Aruba
Aruba: Age dependency ratio, young was 25.1% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Age dependency ratio, young in Aruba, 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, young in Aruba stood at 25.1%. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.4% on the previous year and down 8.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age dependency ratio, young in Aruba peaked at 77.8% in 1960 and was at its lowest, 25.1%, in 2025.
Aruba ranks 154th 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 | 71.8% | 66.1% | 77.8% | 10 |
| 1970s | 55.4% | 45.4% | 65.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 40.2% | 36.4% | 44.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 38.3% | 34.2% | 41.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 31.6% | 30.4% | 33.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 28.0% | 27.5% | 29.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.1% | 25.1% | 27.2% | 6 |
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- 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)
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- Age population, age 12, female, interpolated 679 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is age dependency ratio, young in Aruba?
- Age dependency ratio, young in Aruba was 25.1% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest age dependency ratio, young recorded in Aruba?
- The highest recorded value was 77.8% in 1960.
- What is the lowest age dependency ratio, young recorded in Aruba?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.1% in 2025.
- How does Aruba rank for age dependency ratio, young?
- Aruba ranks 154th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is age dependency ratio, young rising or falling in Aruba?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.5%. 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, young (% of working-age population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Age dependency ratio, young, is the ratio of younger dependents--people younger than 15--to the working-age population--those ages 15-64. Data are shown as the proportion of dependents per 100 working-age population.