Caribbean small states | Population ages 65 and above (% of total population)

Population ages 65 and above as a percentage of the total population. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship. Development relevance: Patterns of development in a country are partly determined by the age composition of its population. Different age groups have different impacts on both the environment and on infrastructure needs. Therefore the age structure of a population is useful for analyzing resource use and formulating future policy and planning goals with regards infrastructure and development. This indicator is used for calculating age dependency ratio (percent of working-age population). The age dependency ratio is the ratio of the sum of the population aged 0-14 and the population aged 65 and above to the population aged 15-64. In many developing countries, the once rapidly growing population group of the under-15 population is shrinking. As a result, high fertility rates, together with declining mortality rates, are now reflected in the larger share of the 65 and older population. Limitations and exceptions: Because the five-year age group is the cohort unit and five-year period data are used in the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects, interpolations to obtain annual data or single age structure may not reflect actual events or age composition. For more information, see the original source. Statistical concept and methodology: Age structure in the World Bank's population estimates is based on the age structure in United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects. For more information, see the original source. Total population is based on the de facto population including all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship. The values shown are midyear estimates. For more information see metadata for total population (SP.POP.TOTL).
Publisher
The World Bank
Origin
Caribbean small states
Records
63
Source
Caribbean small states | Population ages 65 and above (% of total population)
1960 3.9312898
1961 4.01501009
1962 4.11713646
1963 4.24364065
1964 4.36542129
1965 4.47252147
1966 4.58720853
1967 4.71633172
1968 4.84659327
1969 4.96393417
1970 5.05396021
1971 5.13013484
1972 5.20164755
1973 5.26525214
1974 5.33709191
1975 5.42010375
1976 5.51143417
1977 5.60966696
1978 5.70765876
1979 5.79485043
1980 5.85552852
1981 5.89126054
1982 5.91503003
1983 5.9239567
1984 5.92311655
1985 5.92355232
1986 5.92918796
1987 5.94083155
1988 5.95257588
1989 5.96173345
1990 5.96711256
1991 5.95934922
1992 5.91813194
1993 5.85675301
1994 5.80319329
1995 5.76157016
1996 5.73507991
1997 5.72122981
1998 5.71578379
1999 5.71288998
2000 5.71462291
2001 5.71871869
2002 5.72421433
2003 5.73879813
2004 5.76149371
2005 5.79882604
2006 5.85456858
2007 5.92874408
2008 6.02167192
2009 6.13633435
2010 6.269085
2011 6.41032059
2012 6.55832514
2013 6.71160088
2014 6.85740761
2015 7.02017457
2016 7.21679109
2017 7.42359203
2018 7.62372543
2019 7.86477954
2020 8.14603637
2021 8.39039459
2022 8.6401342

Caribbean small states | Population ages 65 and above (% of total population)

Population ages 65 and above as a percentage of the total population. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship. Development relevance: Patterns of development in a country are partly determined by the age composition of its population. Different age groups have different impacts on both the environment and on infrastructure needs. Therefore the age structure of a population is useful for analyzing resource use and formulating future policy and planning goals with regards infrastructure and development. This indicator is used for calculating age dependency ratio (percent of working-age population). The age dependency ratio is the ratio of the sum of the population aged 0-14 and the population aged 65 and above to the population aged 15-64. In many developing countries, the once rapidly growing population group of the under-15 population is shrinking. As a result, high fertility rates, together with declining mortality rates, are now reflected in the larger share of the 65 and older population. Limitations and exceptions: Because the five-year age group is the cohort unit and five-year period data are used in the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects, interpolations to obtain annual data or single age structure may not reflect actual events or age composition. For more information, see the original source. Statistical concept and methodology: Age structure in the World Bank's population estimates is based on the age structure in United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects. For more information, see the original source. Total population is based on the de facto population including all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship. The values shown are midyear estimates. For more information see metadata for total population (SP.POP.TOTL).
Publisher
The World Bank
Origin
Caribbean small states
Records
63
Source