Andorra vs Iceland: Old-age dependency ratio
Andorra
21.3%
in 2023
Iceland
23.0%
in 2023
Andorra rank
76th
Iceland rank
73rd
Old-age dependency ratio over time
- Andorra
- Iceland
How they compare
Iceland currently reports 23.0% against 21.3% in Andorra, a difference of 1.7%.
That makes Iceland's figure about 1.1 times Andorra's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Andorra ahead.
Andorra ranks 76th and Iceland ranks 73rd of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Andorra averaged higher in 1 and Iceland in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Andorra | Iceland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 15.1% | 12.9% | 2.2% | Andorra |
| 1960s | 8.5% | 14.6% | 6.2% | Iceland |
| 1970s | 8.1% | 15.2% | 7.1% | Iceland |
| 1980s | 10.7% | 16.0% | 5.2% | Iceland |
| 1990s | 14.3% | 17.3% | 2.9% | Iceland |
| 2000s | 17.0% | 17.6% | 0.6% | Iceland |
| 2010s | 18.0% | 20.1% | 2.1% | Iceland |
| 2020s | 20.4% | 22.5% | 2.0% | Iceland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher old-age dependency ratio, Andorra or Iceland?
- Iceland, at 23.0% against 21.3% in Andorra as of 2023.
- What is the difference in old-age dependency ratio between Andorra and Iceland?
- 1.7%, with Iceland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Andorra and Iceland?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Andorra and Iceland rank globally for old-age dependency ratio?
- Andorra ranks 76th and Iceland ranks 73rd of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Old-age dependency ratio. 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).