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Faroe Islands vs Norway: Old-age dependency ratio

Faroe Islands
28.5%
in 2023
Norway
28.5%
in 2023
Faroe Islands rank
45th
Norway rank
46th

Old-age dependency ratio over time

  • Faroe Islands
  • Norway
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How they compare

Faroe Islands currently reports 28.5% against 28.5% in Norway, a difference of 0.0%.

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

Faroe Islands ranks 45th and Norway ranks 46th of 236 countries.

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About this data

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
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