Iceland vs Reunion: Age dependency breakdown
Iceland
23.0%
in 2023
Reunion
23.3%
in 2023
Iceland rank
73rd
Reunion rank
72nd
Age dependency breakdown over time
- Iceland
- Reunion
How they compare
Reunion currently reports 23.3% against 23.0% in Iceland, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Iceland ahead.
Iceland ranks 73rd and Reunion ranks 72nd of 236 countries.
Iceland has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iceland | Reunion | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 12.9% | 6.9% | 6.1% | Iceland |
| 1960s | 14.6% | 6.4% | 8.3% | Iceland |
| 1970s | 15.2% | 6.6% | 8.6% | Iceland |
| 1980s | 16.0% | 8.0% | 8.0% | Iceland |
| 1990s | 17.3% | 9.9% | 7.3% | Iceland |
| 2000s | 17.6% | 11.6% | 6.0% | Iceland |
| 2010s | 20.1% | 15.8% | 4.4% | Iceland |
| 2020s | 22.5% | 21.8% | 0.7% | Iceland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency breakdown, Iceland or Reunion?
- Reunion, at 23.3% against 23.0% in Iceland as of 2023.
- What is the difference in age dependency breakdown between Iceland and Reunion?
- 0.3%, with Reunion ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Reunion?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Iceland and Reunion rank globally for age dependency breakdown?
- Iceland ranks 73rd and Reunion ranks 72nd 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).