Area Database (v4.2.1)

Demographic window
Dependency ratio
Subnational regions
Guyana
All years

Dependency ratio

1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Guyana (America)  
Total 70.8 69.6 68.3 67.1 65.9 64.6 63.4 61.8 60.1 58.5 56.8 55.2 54.5 53.7 53.0 52.2 51.5 50.8 50.0 49.3
Barima-Waini 119 119 118 118 117 117 116 112 108 105 101 96.9 93.6 90.2 86.9 83.5 80.2 76.9 73.5 70.2
Cuyuni-Mazaruni 77.9 80.0 82.1 84.2 86.3 88.4 90.5 87.5 84.4 81.4 78.3 75.3 74.9 74.6 74.2 73.9 73.5 73.1 72.8 72.4
Demerara-Mahaica 65.4 63.6 61.9 60.1 58.3 56.6 54.8 54.4 54.0 53.7 53.3 52.9 51.9 50.9 50.0 49.0 48.0 47.0 46.0 45.1
East Berbice-Corentyne 70.8 69.7 68.5 67.4 66.3 65.1 64.0 61.2 58.5 55.7 53.0 50.2 49.7 49.2 48.8 48.3 47.8 47.3 46.8 46.4
Essequibo Islands-West Demerara 53.6 54.4 55.1 55.9 56.7 57.4 58.2 55.8 53.4 51.0 48.6 46.2 46.0 45.8 45.7 45.5 45.3 45.1 44.9 44.8
Mahaica-Berbice 76.8 74.3 71.9 69.4 66.9 64.5 62.0 60.5 59.0 57.5 56.0 54.5 54.0 53.6 53.1 52.7 52.2 51.7 51.3 50.8
Pomeroon-Supenaam 90.9 87.4 83.8 80.3 76.8 73.2 69.7 67.5 65.3 63.0 60.8 58.6 58.2 57.8 57.4 57.0 56.6 56.2 55.8 55.4
Potaro-Siparuni 116 111 106 101 96.0 91.0 86.0 85.2 84.4 83.5 82.7 81.9 81.9 81.9 82.0 82.0 82.0 82.0 82.0 82.1
Upper Demerara-Berbice 73.4 74.0 74.5 75.1 75.7 76.2 76.8 75.1 73.4 71.8 70.1 68.4 67.6 66.8 66.0 65.2 64.4 63.6 62.8 62.0
Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo 128 124 121 117 114 110 106 108 109 110 111 112 109 105 101 97.7 94.1 90.5 86.9 83.3
Lighter numbers are estimates