Montenegro vs United States: Age dependency breakdown
Montenegro
27.2%
in 2023
United States
26.8%
in 2023
Montenegro rank
52nd
United States rank
55th
Age dependency breakdown over time
- Montenegro
- United States
How they compare
Montenegro currently reports 27.2% against 26.8% in United States, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Montenegro ahead.
Montenegro ranks 52nd and United States ranks 55th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Montenegro averaged higher in 3 and United States in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Montenegro | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 12.4% | 13.4% | 1.0% | United States |
| 1960s | 11.4% | 15.3% | 3.9% | United States |
| 1970s | 12.0% | 16.0% | 4.0% | United States |
| 1980s | 11.6% | 17.5% | 5.9% | United States |
| 1990s | 14.0% | 18.7% | 4.7% | United States |
| 2000s | 18.7% | 18.2% | 0.5% | Montenegro |
| 2010s | 21.6% | 21.3% | 0.3% | Montenegro |
| 2020s | 26.4% | 25.6% | 0.8% | Montenegro |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency breakdown, Montenegro or United States?
- Montenegro, at 27.2% against 26.8% in United States as of 2023.
- What is the difference in age dependency breakdown between Montenegro and United States?
- 0.4%, with Montenegro ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Montenegro and United States?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Montenegro and United States rank globally for age dependency breakdown?
- Montenegro ranks 52nd and United States ranks 55th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) β 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).