Faroe Islands vs Malta: Age dependency breakdown
Faroe Islands
28.5%
in 2023
Malta
29.5%
in 2023
Faroe Islands rank
45th
Malta rank
44th
Age dependency breakdown over time
- Faroe Islands
- Malta
How they compare
Malta currently reports 29.5% against 28.5% in Faroe Islands, a difference of 1.0%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Faroe Islands ahead.
Faroe Islands ranks 45th and Malta ranks 44th of 236 countries.
Faroe Islands has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Faroe Islands | Malta | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 13.0% | 12.2% | 0.9% | Faroe Islands |
| 1960s | 14.0% | 13.1% | 0.8% | Faroe Islands |
| 1970s | 15.2% | 14.2% | 1.0% | Faroe Islands |
| 1980s | 17.5% | 14.8% | 2.7% | Faroe Islands |
| 1990s | 20.9% | 16.8% | 4.2% | Faroe Islands |
| 2000s | 21.5% | 19.2% | 2.3% | Faroe Islands |
| 2010s | 26.4% | 25.8% | 0.6% | Faroe Islands |
| 2020s | 28.8% | 28.2% | 0.6% | Faroe Islands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency breakdown, Faroe Islands or Malta?
- Malta, at 29.5% against 28.5% in Faroe Islands as of 2023.
- What is the difference in age dependency breakdown between Faroe Islands and Malta?
- 1.0%, with Malta ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Faroe Islands and Malta?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Faroe Islands and Malta rank globally for age dependency breakdown?
- Faroe Islands ranks 45th and Malta ranks 44th 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
Number of people aged 65 and over per 100 working-age people (aged 15 to 64).