Guyana—Youth Dependency Ratio (%)
Category: PeopleSource: World Bank World Development Indicators ↗Global Rank: #77 of 217Updated May 2026
Latest Value
45.5%
2024
YoY Change
-0.4%
2023 → 2024
Global Rank
#77
of 217 countries
Maximum
61.4%
2000
Minimum
45.0%
2019
CAGR
-1.2%
25 years
Last
45.5%
Previous
45.7%
Highest
61.4%
Lowest
45.0%
Source
World Bank World Development Indicators
Guyana's youth dependency ratio was 45.5% in 2024, ranking #77 out of 217 countries. This represents a -0.4% change from 2023. Over the past 25 years, the highest recorded value was 61.4% (2000) and the lowest was 45.0% (2019). Data sourced from the World Bank World Development Indicators.
Source: World Bank World Development Indicators
Historical Data
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 45.5% | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 45.7% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 45.7% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 45.7% | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 45.7% | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 45.0% | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 45.5% | -2.5% |
| 2017 | 46.7% | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 46.8% | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 47.0% | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 47.4% | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 47.9% | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 48.5% | -2.1% |
| 2011 | 49.6% | -2.7% |
| 2010 | 51.0% | -2.8% |
| 2009 | 52.5% | -2.7% |
| 2008 | 53.9% | -2.6% |
| 2007 | 55.4% | -2.6% |
| 2006 | 56.9% | -2.4% |
| 2005 | 58.3% | -1.9% |
| 2004 | 59.4% | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 60.3% | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 61.0% | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 61.3% | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 61.4% |
Top Countries — Youth Dependency Ratio (%)
| # | Country | Value | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Central African Republic | 100.3% | 2024 |
| 2 | Niger | 91.7% | 2024 |
| 3 | Somalia, Fed. Rep. | 91.7% | 2024 |
| 4 | Congo, Dem. Rep. | 90.5% | 2024 |
| 5 | Mali | 89.6% | 2024 |
| 6 | Chad | 88.9% | 2024 |
| 7 | Burundi | 84.7% | 2024 |
| 8 | Mozambique | 84.3% | 2024 |
| 9 | Angola | 84.0% | 2024 |
| 10 | Uganda | 80.2% | 2024 |