Greenland vs Turks and Caicos Islands: Old-age dependency ratio
Greenland
14.7%
in 2023
Turks and Caicos Islands
15.0%
in 2023
Greenland rank
109th
Turks and Caicos Islands rank
108th
Old-age dependency ratio over time
- Greenland
- Turks and Caicos Islands
How they compare
Turks and Caicos Islands currently reports 15.0% against 14.7% in Greenland, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Turks and Caicos Islands ahead.
Greenland ranks 109th and Turks and Caicos Islands ranks 108th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Greenland averaged higher in 2 and Turks and Caicos Islands in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Greenland | Turks and Caicos Islands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.5% | 10.7% | 7.3% | Turks and Caicos Islands |
| 1960s | 4.3% | 10.8% | 6.5% | Turks and Caicos Islands |
| 1970s | 5.1% | 11.1% | 6.0% | Turks and Caicos Islands |
| 1980s | 5.2% | 8.5% | 3.3% | Turks and Caicos Islands |
| 1990s | 6.4% | 6.2% | 0.2% | Greenland |
| 2000s | 8.2% | 6.8% | 1.4% | Greenland |
| 2010s | 10.9% | 11.2% | 0.4% | Turks and Caicos Islands |
| 2020s | 13.5% | 14.4% | 0.8% | Turks and Caicos Islands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher old-age dependency ratio, Greenland or Turks and Caicos Islands?
- Turks and Caicos Islands, at 15.0% against 14.7% in Greenland as of 2023.
- What is the difference in old-age dependency ratio between Greenland and Turks and Caicos Islands?
- 0.3%, with Turks and Caicos Islands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greenland and Turks and Caicos Islands?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Greenland and Turks and Caicos Islands rank globally for old-age dependency ratio?
- Greenland ranks 109th and Turks and Caicos Islands ranks 108th 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
The number of people aged 65 and over per 100 working-age people (aged 15 to 64).