Youth dependency ratio fell 4.99% to 33.7% in Guyana in 2024, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, youth dependency ratio in Guyana reached an all time high of 97.8% in 1966 and an all time low of 33.7% in 2024. When compared to Guyana's main peers, youth dependency ratio in Brazil amounted to 23.1%, 28.7% in Suriname, 22.6% in Trinidad and Tobago and 32.1% in Venezuela in 2024.
Guyana has been ranked 76th within the group of 174 countries we follow in terms of youth dependency ratio, 6 places below the position seen 10 years ago.
| Youth Dependency Ratio | Unit | 2030 | 2031 | 2032 | 2033 | 2034 | 2035 | 2036 | 2037 | 2038 | 2039 | 2040 | 2041 | 2042 | 2043 | 2044 | 2045 | 2046 | 2047 | 2048 | 2049 | 2050 |
| Bolivia | % | 32.1% | 31.5% | 31.0% | 30.5% | 30.1% | ||||||||||||||||
| Brazil | % | 17.1% | 16.9% | 16.7% | 16.6% | 16.5% | ||||||||||||||||
| Colombia | % | 21.4% | 21.1% | 20.9% | 20.6% | 20.3% | ||||||||||||||||
| Guyana | % | 25.8% | 25.3% | 24.8% | 24.2% | 23.7% | ||||||||||||||||
| Peru | % | 22.2% | 21.8% | 21.5% | 21.2% | 20.9% | ||||||||||||||||
| Puerto Rico | % | 16.0% | 15.9% | 15.7% | 15.6% | 15.5% | ||||||||||||||||
| Suriname | % | 21.4% | 21.0% | 20.7% | 20.4% | 20.0% | ||||||||||||||||
| Trinidad and Tobago | % | 18.0% | 18.0% | 18.0% | 17.9% | 17.8% | ||||||||||||||||
| Venezuela | % | 22.6% | 22.2% | 22.0% | 21.6% | 21.3% |
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