Dominica vs North Korea: Age dependency breakdown
Dominica
18.4%
in 2023
North Korea
17.4%
in 2023
Dominica rank
89th
North Korea rank
92nd
Age dependency breakdown over time
- Dominica
- North Korea
How they compare
Dominica currently reports 18.4% against 17.4% in North Korea, a difference of 1.0%.
That makes Dominica's figure about 1.1 times North Korea's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Dominica ahead.
Dominica ranks 89th and North Korea ranks 92nd of 236 countries.
Dominica has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Dominica | North Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 12.6% | 5.1% | 7.5% | Dominica |
| 1960s | 11.6% | 5.8% | 5.8% | Dominica |
| 1970s | 12.8% | 6.0% | 6.8% | Dominica |
| 1980s | 14.1% | 6.1% | 8.1% | Dominica |
| 1990s | 15.6% | 7.6% | 8.0% | Dominica |
| 2000s | 16.5% | 11.8% | 4.8% | Dominica |
| 2010s | 16.0% | 15.3% | 0.7% | Dominica |
| 2020s | 18.1% | 16.6% | 1.5% | Dominica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency breakdown, Dominica or North Korea?
- Dominica, at 18.4% against 17.4% in North Korea as of 2023.
- What is the difference in age dependency breakdown between Dominica and North Korea?
- 1.0%, with Dominica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Dominica and North Korea?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Dominica and North Korea rank globally for age dependency breakdown?
- Dominica ranks 89th and North Korea ranks 92nd of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Age dependency breakdown. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The number of people aged 65 and over per 100 working-age people (aged 15 to 64).