Statizoid

Canada vs Faroe Islands: Age dependency breakdown

Canada
29.6%
in 2023
Faroe Islands
28.5%
in 2023
Canada rank
43rd
Faroe Islands rank
45th

Age dependency breakdown over time

  • Canada
  • Faroe Islands
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How they compare

Canada currently reports 29.6% against 28.5% in Faroe Islands, a difference of 1.0%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Faroe Islands ahead.

Canada ranks 43rd and Faroe Islands ranks 45th of 236 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Age dependency breakdown
Unit
%
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed

The number of people aged 65 and over per 100 working-age people (aged 15 to 64).