Greenland vs Turks and Caicos Islands: Age dependency breakdown

Greenland
14.7%
in 2023
Turks and Caicos Islands
15.0%
in 2023
Greenland rank
109th
Turks and Caicos Islands rank
108th

Age dependency breakdown over time

  • Greenland
  • Turks and Caicos Islands
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How they compare

Turks and Caicos Islands currently reports 15.0% against 14.7% in Greenland, a difference of 0.3%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Turks and Caicos Islands ahead.

Greenland ranks 109th and Turks and Caicos Islands ranks 108th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Greenland averaged higher in 2 and Turks and Caicos Islands in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Greenland Turks and Caicos Islands Difference Ahead
1950s 3.5% 10.7% 7.3% Turks and Caicos Islands
1960s 4.3% 10.8% 6.5% Turks and Caicos Islands
1970s 5.1% 11.1% 6.0% Turks and Caicos Islands
1980s 5.2% 8.5% 3.3% Turks and Caicos Islands
1990s 6.4% 6.2% 0.2% Greenland
2000s 8.2% 6.8% 1.4% Greenland
2010s 10.9% 11.2% 0.4% Turks and Caicos Islands
2020s 13.5% 14.4% 0.8% Turks and Caicos Islands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher age dependency breakdown, Greenland or Turks and Caicos Islands?
Turks and Caicos Islands, at 15.0% against 14.7% in Greenland as of 2023.
What is the difference in age dependency breakdown between Greenland and Turks and Caicos Islands?
0.3%, with Turks and Caicos Islands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Greenland and Turks and Caicos Islands?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Greenland and Turks and Caicos Islands rank globally for age dependency breakdown?
Greenland ranks 109th and Turks and Caicos Islands ranks 108th 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

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).