Dominica vs North Korea: Age dependency ratio, old (% of working-age population)
Dominica
19.1%
in 2025
North Korea
18.6%
in 2025
Dominica rank
76th
North Korea rank
79th
Age dependency ratio, old (% of working-age population) over time
- Dominica
- North Korea
How they compare
Dominica currently reports 19.1% against 18.6% in North Korea, a difference of 0.5%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Dominica ahead.
Dominica ranks 76th and North Korea ranks 79th of 218 countries.
Dominica has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Dominica | North Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 11.6% | 5.8% | 5.8% | Dominica |
| 1970s | 12.8% | 6.0% | 6.8% | Dominica |
| 1980s | 14.1% | 6.1% | 8.0% | Dominica |
| 1990s | 15.6% | 7.6% | 8.0% | Dominica |
| 2000s | 16.5% | 11.8% | 4.8% | Dominica |
| 2010s | 16.0% | 15.3% | 0.7% | Dominica |
| 2020s | 18.3% | 17.1% | 1.2% | Dominica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, old, Dominica or North Korea?
- Dominica, at 19.1% against 18.6% in North Korea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio, old between Dominica and North Korea?
- 0.5%, with Dominica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Dominica and North Korea?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Dominica and North Korea rank globally for age dependency ratio, old?
- Dominica ranks 76th and North Korea ranks 79th 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.