Australia vs Faroe Islands: Age dependency ratio, old
Australia
28.2%
in 2025
Faroe Islands
28.5%
in 2025
Australia rank
48th
Faroe Islands rank
45th
Age dependency ratio, old over time
- Australia
- Faroe Islands
How they compare
Faroe Islands currently reports 28.5% against 28.2% in Australia, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 48th and Faroe Islands ranks 45th of 218 countries.
Faroe Islands has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Faroe Islands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 13.7% | 13.9% | 0.2% | Faroe Islands |
| 1970s | 13.7% | 15.2% | 1.5% | Faroe Islands |
| 1980s | 15.5% | 17.5% | 2.0% | Faroe Islands |
| 1990s | 17.6% | 20.9% | 3.3% | Faroe Islands |
| 2000s | 19.1% | 21.5% | 2.4% | Faroe Islands |
| 2010s | 22.2% | 26.4% | 4.2% | Faroe Islands |
| 2020s | 26.7% | 28.7% | 2.0% | Faroe Islands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, old, Australia or Faroe Islands?
- Faroe Islands, at 28.5% against 28.2% in Australia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio, old between Australia and Faroe Islands?
- 0.3%, with Faroe Islands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Faroe Islands?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Australia and Faroe Islands rank globally for age dependency ratio, old?
- Australia ranks 48th and Faroe Islands ranks 45th of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Age dependency ratio, old (% of working-age population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Age dependency ratio, old, is the ratio of older dependents--people older than 64--to the working-age population--those ages 15-64. Data are shown as the proportion of dependents per 100 working-age population.