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Suriname - Elderly Care and Dependency Ratios 12.32

World Bank WDI · updated 2026-10-15 · 217 economies tracked

Latest value

12.32 (2025)

Global rank

##115 of 217 economies

vs global median

1.0×

Growth since 1960

1.24×

Ranking Race — Elderly Care and Dependency Ratios

1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher

#1#32#63#94#125#156#18719601970198019902000201020202025#69#1152019 overtook Seychelles2025 overtook Iran
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Real annual global ranks, 1960 - 2025. Suriname climbed from #69 to #115 (overtook Seychelles). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.

Key events for Suriname ↓

Key Events — Suriname

Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones

1981
Fell 17 places in global rank auto
1982
Fell 16 places in global rank auto
1983
Fell 17 places in global rank auto
1997
Climbed 16 places in global rank auto
2000
Climbed 15 places in global rank auto
2019
Overtook Seychelles in global rank auto
2025
Overtook Iran in global rank auto

Elderly Care and Dependency Ratios, 1960-2025

World Bank WDI · Percentage · linear scale · ranking in the race above
1960197519902005202020255.217.589.9512.32
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