Saint Vincent vs United States Demographics: Median age, Gender, Race, Religion

Median age history and projection chart in
Saint Vincent vs the United States

Table

Year	Median age
	Saint Vincent	United States
1960	15.5	29.2
1961	15.6	29
1962	15.7	28.7
1963	15.9	28.5
1964	16.1	28.2
1965	16.2	28.1
1966	16.4	27.9
1967	16.5	27.9
1968	16.6	27.9
1969	16.7	27.9
1970	16.8	27.8
1971	16.9	27.9
1972	16.9	28
1973	17	28.3
1974	17	28.5
1975	17.1	28.7
1976	17.1	28.9
1977	17.2	29.2
1978	17.2	29.6
1979	17.3	29.9
1980	17.5	30.1
1981	17.9	30.4
1982	18.3	30.7
1983	18.6	30.9
1984	19	31.2
1985	19.3	31.5
1986	19.6	31.8
1987	19.9	32.1
1988	20.1	32.4
1989	20.3	32.7
1990	20.5	32.9
1991	20.9	33.2
1992	21.3	33.4
1993	21.8	33.6
1994	22.2	33.8
1995	22.7	34.1
1996	23.1	34.4
1997	23.5	34.6
1998	23.8	34.9
1999	24	35.1
2000	24.3	35.3
2001	24.6	35.5
2002	25.1	35.6
2003	25.6	35.8
2004	26.2	36
2005	26.8	36.2
2006	27.3	36.4
2007	27.9	36.5
2008	28.4	36.6
2009	28.9	36.7
2010	29.4	36.9
2011	29.8	37
2012	30.3	37.1
2013	30.8	37.2
2014	31.3	37.3
2015	31.7	37.5
2016	32.2	37.6
2017	32.7	37.7
2018	33.2	37.9
2019	33.7	38
2020	34.1	38.2
2021	34.4	38.5
2022	34.6	38.7
2023	34.9	39
2024	35.2	39.3
2025	35.4	39.5
2026	35.7	39.7
2027	36	39.9
2028	36.3	40.1
2029	36.6	40.3
2030	37	40.6
2031	37.3	40.8
2032	37.6	41
2033	37.9	41.2
2034	38.2	41.3
2035	38.4	41.5
2036	38.6	41.6
2037	38.8	41.7
2038	39	41.7
2039	39.2	41.8
2040	39.4	41.8
2041	39.5	41.9
2042	39.7	41.9
2043	39.8	42
2044	39.8	42.1
2045	39.9	42.2
2046	40	42.3
2047	40.2	42.4
2048	40.4	42.5
2049	40.6	42.7
2050	40.9	42.9

In 1960, the median age in Saint Vincent was 15.5 years compared to 29.2 years in the United States. As of 2024, the median age had increased to 35.2 years in Saint Vincent and to 39.3 years in the United States.

According to United Nations projections, the median age in Saint Vincent is expected to increased to around 40.9 years by 2050 compared to 42.9 years in the United States. The aging demographics forecast is based on previous years' birth rates and increasing life expectancy.

Demographic pyramid: age and gender distribution

Table

Age range	Share of population
	Saint Vincent		United States
	Male	Female	Male	Female
0-4	3.11%	3.01%	2.75%	2.62%
5-9	3.71%	3.6%	2.98%	2.83%
10-14	3.99%	3.87%	3.16%	2.98%
15-19	3.77%	3.55%	3.39%	3.2%
20-24	3.71%	3.4%	3.38%	3.17%
25-29	3.78%	3.4%	3.38%	3.16%
30-34	3.55%	3.35%	3.64%	3.4%
35-39	3.24%	3.17%	3.56%	3.34%
40-44	3.35%	3.44%	3.43%	3.25%
45-49	3.36%	3.25%	3.11%	2.97%
50-54	3.32%	2.99%	3.07%	2.96%
55-59	3.28%	3.01%	3.04%	2.99%
60-64	3.03%	2.85%	3.12%	3.16%
65-69	2.31%	2.24%	2.77%	2.95%
70-74	1.48%	1.56%	2.19%	2.45%
75-79	0.97%	1.08%	1.61%	1.89%
80+	0.95%	1.3%	1.65%	2.42%

The chart above is a variation of a population pyramid and represents a comparison of age and gender structure. Saint Vincent has low demographic potential with 49.8% of people in the 0-34 age group compared to 44.1% and similar potential in the United States.

Age dependency chart

Table

Year	Age dependency ratio
	Saint Vincent			United States
	Total	Young	Old	Total	Young	Old
1960	112.4%	104%	8.34%	66.9%	52.2%	14.7%
1961	111.6%	103.3%	8.25%	67.6%	52.6%	15%
1962	110.4%	102.2%	8.21%	67.5%	52.4%	15.1%
1963	108.8%	100.6%	8.22%	67.2%	52%	15.2%
1964	107.1%	98.9%	8.26%	66.9%	51.6%	15.3%
1965	105.9%	97.6%	8.36%	66.6%	51.1%	15.4%
1966	105.1%	96.6%	8.5%	66%	50.4%	15.6%
1967	104.4%	95.8%	8.66%	65.1%	49.5%	15.6%
1968	103.8%	95%	8.85%	64.1%	48.4%	15.6%
1969	103.3%	94.3%	9.06%	63%	47.3%	15.7%
1970	102.9%	93.7%	9.28%	62%	46.3%	15.7%
1971	102.7%	93.2%	9.49%	60.9%	45.1%	15.8%
1972	102.5%	92.8%	9.71%	59.4%	43.6%	15.8%
1973	102.3%	92.4%	9.92%	57.8%	42%	15.8%
1974	102%	91.9%	10.1%	56.3%	40.5%	15.8%
1975	101.5%	91.2%	10.3%	54.9%	39%	15.9%
1976	100.9%	90.4%	10.5%	53.5%	37.5%	16%
1977	100.3%	89.6%	10.7%	52.4%	36.3%	16.1%
1978	99.6%	88.7%	10.9%	51.5%	35.2%	16.3%
1979	98.7%	87.6%	11.1%	50.8%	34.3%	16.5%
1980	96.5%	85.4%	11.1%	50.3%	33.7%	16.6%
1981	93.3%	82.2%	11%	50.1%	33.2%	16.8%
1982	90.2%	79.3%	10.9%	49.9%	33%	17%
1983	87.8%	77%	10.8%	49.9%	32.7%	17.2%
1984	85.9%	75.1%	10.7%	49.9%	32.5%	17.4%
1985	84.3%	73.5%	10.7%	49.8%	32.2%	17.6%
1986	82.8%	72%	10.7%	49.7%	32%	17.7%
1987	81.4%	70.6%	10.8%	49.9%	31.9%	18%
1988	80.1%	69.3%	10.9%	50.3%	32.1%	18.2%
1989	79.1%	68%	11%	50.8%	32.4%	18.4%
1990	77.9%	66.7%	11.2%	51.2%	32.6%	18.6%
1991	76.2%	64.9%	11.3%	51.7%	32.9%	18.7%
1992	73.7%	62.5%	11.2%	52%	33.2%	18.8%
1993	71.3%	60.2%	11.2%	52.2%	33.3%	18.9%
1994	69.3%	58.2%	11.1%	52.1%	33.3%	18.9%
1995	67.6%	56.5%	11.1%	52%	33.1%	18.9%
1996	66%	54.9%	11.1%	51.7%	32.9%	18.8%
1997	64.5%	53.4%	11.1%	51.3%	32.6%	18.7%
1998	63.4%	52.2%	11.2%	50.9%	32.3%	18.6%
1999	62.8%	51.5%	11.3%	50.4%	32%	18.4%
2000	62.5%	51%	11.4%	50%	31.8%	18.3%
2001	61.6%	50.1%	11.5%	49.6%	31.5%	18.2%
2002	60.2%	48.6%	11.6%	49.3%	31.2%	18.1%
2003	58.8%	47.1%	11.7%	48.9%	30.9%	18%
2004	57.5%	45.7%	11.8%	48.5%	30.5%	18%
2005	56.3%	44.4%	11.9%	48.1%	30.1%	18%
2006	55.2%	43.2%	12.1%	47.8%	29.8%	18%
2007	54.2%	42%	12.2%	47.8%	29.6%	18.2%
2008	53.2%	40.9%	12.3%	47.9%	29.4%	18.5%
2009	52.4%	39.8%	12.6%	48.1%	29.3%	18.8%
2010	51.8%	38.9%	12.9%	48.2%	29.2%	19%
2011	51.4%	38.2%	13.2%	48.5%	29.1%	19.4%
2012	51%	37.5%	13.5%	49%	29.1%	19.9%
2013	50.5%	36.7%	13.7%	49.5%	29%	20.5%
2014	50.1%	36.1%	14%	50%	29%	21%
2015	49.8%	35.5%	14.3%	50.4%	28.9%	21.5%
2016	49.5%	34.9%	14.6%	50.8%	28.8%	22%
2017	49.3%	34.4%	14.9%	51.2%	28.6%	22.6%
2018	49.2%	33.9%	15.3%	51.7%	28.5%	23.2%
2019	49.3%	33.5%	15.7%	52.2%	28.3%	23.8%
2020	49.3%	33.2%	16.1%	52.6%	28.1%	24.5%
2021	49.4%	33%	16.4%	53%	27.8%	25.2%
2022	49.6%	32.8%	16.8%	53.4%	27.4%	26%
2023	49.7%	32.4%	17.3%	53.9%	27.1%	26.8%
2024	49.7%	31.9%	17.8%	54.4%	26.8%	27.7%

Age dependency is the ratio of people not in the labor force (children under 15 and adults 64+) to people aged 15 to 64.

Age dependency in Saint Vincent decreased from 57.5% to 49.7% between 2004 and 2024.

In the United States, the ratio of dependent people increased from 48.5% to 54.4% between 2004 and 2024 with a decreased share of young people and an increased proportion of people aged 65+.

Working age demographic

Table

Year	Working age population share
	Saint Vincent	United States
1960	47.1%	59.9%
1961	47.3%	59.7%
1962	47.5%	59.7%
1963	47.9%	59.8%
1964	48.3%	59.9%
1965	48.6%	60%
1966	48.8%	60.2%
1967	48.9%	60.6%
1968	49.1%	60.9%
1969	49.2%	61.4%
1970	49.3%	61.7%
1971	49.3%	62.2%
1972	49.4%	62.7%
1973	49.4%	63.4%
1974	49.5%	64%
1975	49.6%	64.6%
1976	49.8%	65.1%
1977	49.9%	65.6%
1978	50.1%	66%
1979	50.3%	66.3%
1980	50.9%	66.5%
1981	51.7%	66.6%
1982	52.6%	66.7%
1983	53.3%	66.7%
1984	53.8%	66.7%
1985	54.3%	66.8%
1986	54.7%	66.8%
1987	55.1%	66.7%
1988	55.5%	66.5%
1989	55.8%	66.3%
1990	56.2%	66.1%
1991	56.8%	65.9%
1992	57.6%	65.8%
1993	58.4%	65.7%
1994	59.1%	65.7%
1995	59.7%	65.8%
1996	60.3%	65.9%
1997	60.8%	66.1%
1998	61.2%	66.3%
1999	61.4%	66.5%
2000	61.6%	66.7%
2001	61.9%	66.8%
2002	62.4%	67%
2003	63%	67.2%
2004	63.5%	67.3%
2005	64%	67.5%
2006	64.4%	67.7%
2007	64.8%	67.7%
2008	65.3%	67.6%
2009	65.6%	67.5%
2010	65.9%	67.5%
2011	66%	67.3%
2012	66.2%	67.1%
2013	66.4%	66.9%
2014	66.6%	66.7%
2015	66.8%	66.5%
2016	66.9%	66.3%
2017	67%	66.1%
2018	67%	65.9%
2019	67%	65.7%
2020	67%	65.5%
2021	67%	65.4%
2022	66.9%	65.2%
2023	66.8%	65%
2024	66.8%	64.7%
2025	66.9%	64.5%
2026	66.9%	64.3%
2027	66.9%	64%
2028	67%	63.8%
2029	67%	63.5%
2030	67.1%	63.4%
2031	67.1%	63.2%
2032	67.1%	63.1%
2033	67%	63%
2034	67%	62.8%
2035	66.9%	62.6%
2036	66.8%	62.4%
2037	66.6%	62.3%
2038	66.4%	62.2%
2039	66.2%	62.1%
2040	66%	62%
2041	65.7%	62%
2042	65.5%	61.9%
2043	65.3%	61.8%
2044	65%	61.7%
2045	64.8%	61.5%
2046	64.6%	61.4%
2047	64.4%	61.3%
2048	64.3%	61.2%
2049	64.1%	61.1%
2050	64%	61%

Between 2004 and 2024, the share of working-age demographics aged 15-64 changed from 63.5% to 66.8% in Saint Vincent and from 67.3% to 64.7% in the United States.

Share of young demographic (0-14 years old)

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Saint Vincent	United States
1960	49%	31.3%
1961	48.8%	31.4%
1962	48.6%	31.3%
1963	48.2%	31.1%
1964	47.7%	30.9%
1965	47.4%	30.7%
1966	47.1%	30.4%
1967	46.8%	30%
1968	46.6%	29.5%
1969	46.4%	29%
1970	46.2%	28.6%
1971	46%	28%
1972	45.8%	27.4%
1973	45.7%	26.6%
1974	45.5%	25.9%
1975	45.3%	25.2%
1976	45%	24.4%
1977	44.7%	23.8%
1978	44.4%	23.2%
1979	44.1%	22.8%
1980	43.5%	22.4%
1981	42.6%	22.1%
1982	41.7%	22%
1983	41%	21.8%
1984	40.4%	21.7%
1985	39.9%	21.5%
1986	39.4%	21.3%
1987	38.9%	21.3%
1988	38.4%	21.3%
1989	38%	21.5%
1990	37.5%	21.6%
1991	36.8%	21.7%
1992	36%	21.8%
1993	35.1%	21.9%
1994	34.4%	21.9%
1995	33.7%	21.8%
1996	33.1%	21.7%
1997	32.5%	21.5%
1998	32%	21.4%
1999	31.6%	21.3%
2000	31.4%	21.2%
2001	31%	21%
2002	30.3%	20.9%
2003	29.7%	20.7%
2004	29%	20.5%
2005	28.4%	20.3%
2006	27.8%	20.2%
2007	27.2%	20%
2008	26.7%	19.9%
2009	26.1%	19.8%
2010	25.7%	19.7%
2011	25.2%	19.6%
2012	24.8%	19.5%
2013	24.4%	19.4%
2014	24%	19.3%
2015	23.7%	19.2%
2016	23.4%	19.1%
2017	23%	18.9%
2018	22.7%	18.8%
2019	22.5%	18.6%
2020	22.2%	18.4%
2021	22.1%	18.1%
2022	21.9%	17.9%
2023	21.6%	17.6%
2024	21.3%	17.3%
2025	20.9%	17.1%
2026	20.4%	16.9%
2027	20%	16.7%
2028	19.5%	16.6%
2029	19%	16.4%
2030	18.6%	16.3%
2031	18.1%	16.1%
2032	17.8%	16%
2033	17.5%	16%
2034	17.3%	15.9%
2035	17.1%	15.9%
2036	17%	15.9%
2037	16.9%	15.9%
2038	16.9%	15.9%
2039	16.9%	15.9%
2040	16.9%	15.9%
2041	16.9%	16%
2042	16.9%	16%
2043	16.9%	16%
2044	17%	16%
2045	17%	16%
2046	17%	16%
2047	17%	16%
2048	16.9%	16%
2049	16.9%	15.9%
2050	16.9%	15.9%

The share of young people aged below 15 is 21.3% in Saint Vincent and 17.3% in The United States. Birth rates in Saint Vincent compared to The United States .

Share of old population (65+)

Table

Year	Share of population 65+ years old
	Saint Vincent	United States
1960	3.93%	8.83%
1961	3.9%	8.93%
1962	3.9%	9.01%
1963	3.94%	9.07%
1964	3.99%	9.14%
1965	4.06%	9.26%
1966	4.14%	9.37%
1967	4.24%	9.45%
1968	4.34%	9.53%
1969	4.46%	9.62%
1970	4.57%	9.72%
1971	4.68%	9.81%
1972	4.79%	9.9%
1973	4.9%	10%
1974	5.02%	10.1%
1975	5.13%	10.3%
1976	5.24%	10.4%
1977	5.35%	10.6%
1978	5.46%	10.7%
1979	5.58%	10.9%
1980	5.67%	11.1%
1981	5.7%	11.2%
1982	5.72%	11.3%
1983	5.74%	11.5%
1984	5.77%	11.6%
1985	5.81%	11.7%
1986	5.87%	11.9%
1987	5.95%	12%
1988	6.04%	12.1%
1989	6.17%	12.2%
1990	6.3%	12.3%
1991	6.41%	12.4%
1992	6.47%	12.4%
1993	6.53%	12.4%
1994	6.58%	12.4%
1995	6.63%	12.4%
1996	6.69%	12.4%
1997	6.76%	12.4%
1998	6.84%	12.3%
1999	6.93%	12.2%
2000	7.03%	12.2%
2001	7.13%	12.1%
2002	7.24%	12.1%
2003	7.36%	12.1%
2004	7.48%	12.1%
2005	7.62%	12.1%
2006	7.76%	12.2%
2007	7.91%	12.3%
2008	8.06%	12.5%
2009	8.24%	12.7%
2010	8.47%	12.8%
2011	8.74%	13.1%
2012	8.96%	13.4%
2013	9.13%	13.7%
2014	9.32%	14%
2015	9.53%	14.3%
2016	9.74%	14.6%
2017	9.97%	14.9%
2018	10.2%	15.3%
2019	10.5%	15.7%
2020	10.8%	16.1%
2021	11%	16.5%
2022	11.2%	16.9%
2023	11.6%	17.4%
2024	11.9%	17.9%
2025	12.3%	18.4%
2026	12.7%	18.8%
2027	13.1%	19.3%
2028	13.5%	19.7%
2029	13.9%	20%
2030	14.4%	20.4%
2031	14.8%	20.6%
2032	15.2%	20.9%
2033	15.5%	21.1%
2034	15.7%	21.3%
2035	16%	21.5%
2036	16.2%	21.7%
2037	16.5%	21.8%
2038	16.7%	21.9%
2039	16.9%	22%
2040	17.1%	22%
2041	17.4%	22.1%
2042	17.6%	22.2%
2043	17.8%	22.2%
2044	18%	22.3%
2045	18.2%	22.5%
2046	18.4%	22.6%
2047	18.6%	22.7%
2048	18.8%	22.9%
2049	19%	23%
2050	19.2%	23.1%

The share of older people aged 65 and over is 11.9% in Saint Vincent and 17.9% in the United States. Life expectancy in Saint Vincent compared to the United States .