Faroe Islands vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Age dependency ratio, old
Faroe Islands
28.5%
in 2025
Sub-Saharan Africa
5.7%
in 2025
Faroe Islands rank
45th
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
42nd
Age dependency ratio, old over time
- Faroe Islands
- Sub-Saharan Africa
How they compare
Faroe Islands currently reports 28.5% against 5.7% in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 22.8%.
That makes Faroe Islands's figure about 5.0 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Faroe Islands has been ahead every year.
Faroe Islands ranks 45th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 42nd of 218 countries.
Faroe Islands has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Faroe Islands | Sub-Saharan Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 13.9% | 5.8% | 8.1% | Faroe Islands |
| 1970s | 15.2% | 5.9% | 9.3% | Faroe Islands |
| 1980s | 17.5% | 6.0% | 11.5% | Faroe Islands |
| 1990s | 20.9% | 5.8% | 15.1% | Faroe Islands |
| 2000s | 21.5% | 5.7% | 15.8% | Faroe Islands |
| 2010s | 26.4% | 5.6% | 20.9% | Faroe Islands |
| 2020s | 28.7% | 5.7% | 23.0% | Faroe Islands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, old, Faroe Islands or Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Faroe Islands, at 28.5% against 5.7% in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio, old between Faroe Islands and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 22.8%, with Faroe Islands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Faroe Islands and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Faroe Islands and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for age dependency ratio, old?
- Faroe Islands ranks 45th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 42nd 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.