Jersey vs Norway: Old-age dependency ratio
Jersey
27.9%
in 2023
Norway
28.5%
in 2023
Jersey rank
48th
Norway rank
46th
Old-age dependency ratio over time
- Jersey
- Norway
How they compare
Norway currently reports 28.5% against 27.9% in Jersey, a difference of 0.6%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Jersey ahead.
Jersey ranks 48th and Norway ranks 46th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Jersey averaged higher in 2 and Norway in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jersey | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 18.7% | 15.8% | 2.9% | Jersey |
| 1960s | 20.0% | 18.8% | 1.2% | Jersey |
| 1970s | 21.2% | 21.8% | 0.6% | Norway |
| 1980s | 20.4% | 24.3% | 3.9% | Norway |
| 1990s | 19.7% | 24.7% | 4.9% | Norway |
| 2000s | 20.5% | 22.5% | 2.1% | Norway |
| 2010s | 23.7% | 24.6% | 0.9% | Norway |
| 2020s | 27.3% | 27.9% | 0.7% | Norway |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher old-age dependency ratio, Jersey or Norway?
- Norway, at 28.5% against 27.9% in Jersey as of 2023.
- What is the difference in old-age dependency ratio between Jersey and Norway?
- 0.6%, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jersey and Norway?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Jersey and Norway rank globally for old-age dependency ratio?
- Jersey ranks 48th and Norway ranks 46th 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).