Canada vs Norway: Old-age dependency ratio

Canada

29.6%

in 2023

Norway

28.5%

in 2023

Canada rank

43rd

Norway rank

46th

Old-age dependency ratio over time

Canada currently reports 29.6% against 28.5% in Norway, a difference of 1.1%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Norway ahead.

Canada ranks 43rd and Norway ranks 46th of 236 countries.

Indicator: Old-age dependency ratio
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: 07 August 2026

The number of people aged 65 and over per 100 working-age people (aged 15 to 64).