Which has higher old-age dependency ratio, North Macedonia or United States?

United States, at 26.8% against 26.7% in North Macedonia as of 2023.

What is the difference in old-age dependency ratio between North Macedonia and United States?

0.1%, with United States ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for North Macedonia and United States?

74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.

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.

North Macedonia vs United States: Old-age dependency ratio

North Macedonia

26.7%

in 2023

United States

26.8%

in 2023

North Macedonia rank

56th

United States rank

55th

Old-age dependency ratio over time

North Macedonia
United States

How they compare

United States currently reports 26.8% against 26.7% in North Macedonia, a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was United States ahead.

North Macedonia ranks 56th and United States ranks 55th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, North Macedonia averaged higher in 1 and United States in 7.

Head to head by decade

Decade	North Macedonia	United States	Difference	Ahead
1950s	9.7%	13.4%	3.7%	United States
1960s	8.4%	15.3%	6.9%	United States
1970s	9.1%	16.0%	6.8%	United States
1980s	9.8%	17.5%	7.7%	United States
1990s	12.7%	18.7%	6.0%	United States
2000s	15.6%	18.2%	2.6%	United States
2010s	19.5%	21.3%	1.8%	United States
2020s	25.6%	25.6%	0.0%	North Macedonia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher old-age dependency ratio, North Macedonia or United States?: United States, at 26.8% against 26.7% in North Macedonia as of 2023.
What is the difference in old-age dependency ratio between North Macedonia and United States?: 0.1%, with United States ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for North Macedonia and United States?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do North Macedonia and United States rank globally for old-age dependency ratio?: North Macedonia ranks 56th and United States ranks 55th 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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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: 18 September 2026

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