Cuba vs Iceland: Age dependency ratio, old
Cuba
25.1%
in 2025
Iceland
24.0%
in 2025
Cuba rank
59th
Iceland rank
62nd
Age dependency ratio, old over time
- Cuba
- Iceland
How they compare
Cuba currently reports 25.1% against 24.0% in Iceland, a difference of 1.1%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Iceland ahead.
Cuba ranks 59th and Iceland ranks 62nd of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Cuba averaged higher in 2 and Iceland in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cuba | Iceland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7.7% | 14.6% | 6.9% | Iceland |
| 1970s | 10.5% | 15.2% | 4.7% | Iceland |
| 1980s | 12.1% | 16.0% | 3.9% | Iceland |
| 1990s | 12.8% | 17.3% | 4.4% | Iceland |
| 2000s | 15.9% | 17.6% | 1.7% | Iceland |
| 2010s | 20.3% | 20.1% | 0.2% | Cuba |
| 2020s | 23.7% | 22.9% | 0.8% | Cuba |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, old, Cuba or Iceland?
- Cuba, at 25.1% against 24.0% in Iceland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio, old between Cuba and Iceland?
- 1.1%, with Cuba ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Iceland?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Cuba and Iceland rank globally for age dependency ratio, old?
- Cuba ranks 59th and Iceland ranks 62nd 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.