Caribbean vs World: Upper-middle income excluding China: Labour dependency ratio (ILO modelled estimates)
Labour dependency ratio (ILO modelled estimates) over time
- Caribbean
- World: Upper-middle income excluding China
How they compare
Caribbean currently reports 1.32 against 1.28 in World: Upper-middle income excluding China, a difference of 0.04.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 37 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Caribbean ahead.
Caribbean ranks 40th and World: Upper-middle income excluding China ranks 41st of 87 countries.
Caribbean has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Caribbean | World: Upper-middle income excluding China | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.79 | 1.64 | 0.1543 | Caribbean |
| 2000s | 1.64 | 1.52 | 0.1197 | Caribbean |
| 2010s | 1.47 | 1.39 | 0.0812 | Caribbean |
| 2020s | 1.36 | 1.35 | 0.0119 | Caribbean |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher labour dependency ratio, Caribbean or World: Upper-middle income excluding China?
- Caribbean, at 1.32 against 1.28 in World: Upper-middle income excluding China as of 2027.
- What is the difference in labour dependency ratio between Caribbean and World: Upper-middle income excluding China?
- 0.04, with Caribbean ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Caribbean and World: Upper-middle income excluding China?
- 37 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2027.
- How do Caribbean and World: Upper-middle income excluding China rank globally for labour dependency ratio?
- Caribbean ranks 40th and World: Upper-middle income excluding China ranks 41st of 87 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Labour Organization, published as Labour dependency ratio (ILO modelled estimates). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Imputed observations are not based on national data, are subject to high uncertainty and should not be used for country comparisons or rankings. This series is based on the 13th ICLS definitions. This indicator provides the ratio of dependents (persons aged 0 to 14 + persons aged 15 and above that are either outside the labour force or unemployed) to total employment. For more information, refer to the ILO Modelled Estimates (ILOEST) database description.