Greenland vs Saint Kitts and Nevis: Age dependency ratio, old
Greenland
17.0%
in 2025
Saint Kitts and Nevis
16.8%
in 2025
Greenland rank
88th
Saint Kitts and Nevis rank
90th
Age dependency ratio, old over time
- Greenland
- Saint Kitts and Nevis
How they compare
Greenland currently reports 17.0% against 16.8% in Saint Kitts and Nevis, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Saint Kitts and Nevis ahead.
Greenland ranks 88th and Saint Kitts and Nevis ranks 90th of 218 countries.
Saint Kitts and Nevis has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Greenland | Saint Kitts and Nevis | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.3% | 12.1% | 7.8% | Saint Kitts and Nevis |
| 1970s | 5.1% | 16.1% | 11.0% | Saint Kitts and Nevis |
| 1980s | 5.2% | 17.1% | 12.0% | Saint Kitts and Nevis |
| 1990s | 6.4% | 14.9% | 8.5% | Saint Kitts and Nevis |
| 2000s | 8.2% | 11.3% | 3.1% | Saint Kitts and Nevis |
| 2010s | 10.8% | 11.0% | 0.2% | Saint Kitts and Nevis |
| 2020s | 14.5% | 14.9% | 0.4% | Saint Kitts and Nevis |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, old, Greenland or Saint Kitts and Nevis?
- Greenland, at 17.0% against 16.8% in Saint Kitts and Nevis as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio, old between Greenland and Saint Kitts and Nevis?
- 0.2%, with Greenland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greenland and Saint Kitts and Nevis?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Greenland and Saint Kitts and Nevis rank globally for age dependency ratio, old?
- Greenland ranks 88th and Saint Kitts and Nevis ranks 90th 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.