Canada vs Norway: Age dependency ratio, old
Canada
31.3%
in 2025
Norway
29.4%
in 2025
Canada rank
36th
Norway rank
39th
Age dependency ratio, old over time
- Canada
- Norway
How they compare
Canada currently reports 31.3% against 29.4% in Norway, a difference of 1.9%.
That makes Canada's figure about 1.1 times Norway's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Norway ahead.
Canada ranks 36th and Norway ranks 39th of 217 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 1 and Norway in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 13.0% | 18.8% | 5.9% | Norway |
| 1970s | 13.0% | 21.8% | 8.8% | Norway |
| 1980s | 14.9% | 24.3% | 9.4% | Norway |
| 1990s | 17.5% | 24.7% | 7.1% | Norway |
| 2000s | 18.9% | 22.6% | 3.6% | Norway |
| 2010s | 23.3% | 24.6% | 1.3% | Norway |
| 2020s | 29.3% | 28.4% | 0.9% | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, old, Canada or Norway?
- Canada, at 31.3% against 29.4% in Norway as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio, old between Canada and Norway?
- 1.9%, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Norway?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Canada and Norway rank globally for age dependency ratio, old?
- Canada ranks 36th and Norway ranks 39th of 217 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.