Faroe Islands vs United States of America: Age dependency ratio, old
Faroe Islands
28.5%
in 2025
United States of America
28.5%
in 2025
Faroe Islands rank
45th
United States of America rank
46th
Age dependency ratio, old over time
- Faroe Islands
- United States of America
How they compare
Faroe Islands currently reports 28.5% against 28.5% in United States of America, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was United States of America ahead.
Faroe Islands ranks 45th and United States of America ranks 46th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Faroe Islands averaged higher in 5 and United States of America in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Faroe Islands | United States of America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 13.9% | 15.3% | 1.4% | United States of America |
| 1970s | 15.2% | 16.0% | 0.8% | United States of America |
| 1980s | 17.5% | 17.5% | 0.0% | Faroe Islands |
| 1990s | 20.9% | 18.7% | 2.2% | Faroe Islands |
| 2000s | 21.5% | 18.2% | 3.3% | Faroe Islands |
| 2010s | 26.4% | 21.3% | 5.1% | Faroe Islands |
| 2020s | 28.7% | 26.4% | 2.2% | Faroe Islands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, old, Faroe Islands or United States of America?
- Faroe Islands, at 28.5% against 28.5% in United States of America as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio, old between Faroe Islands and United States of America?
- 0.0%, with Faroe Islands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Faroe Islands and United States of America?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Faroe Islands and United States of America rank globally for age dependency ratio, old?
- Faroe Islands ranks 45th and United States of America ranks 46th 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.