Iceland vs Luxembourg: Age dependency ratio, old
Iceland
24.0%
in 2025
Luxembourg
23.1%
in 2025
Iceland rank
62nd
Luxembourg rank
63rd
Age dependency ratio, old over time
- Iceland
- Luxembourg
How they compare
Iceland currently reports 24.0% against 23.1% in Luxembourg, a difference of 0.9%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Luxembourg ahead.
Iceland ranks 62nd and Luxembourg ranks 63rd of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Iceland averaged higher in 1 and Luxembourg in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iceland | Luxembourg | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 14.6% | 17.1% | 2.4% | Luxembourg |
| 1970s | 15.2% | 19.6% | 4.4% | Luxembourg |
| 1980s | 16.0% | 19.3% | 3.4% | Luxembourg |
| 1990s | 17.3% | 20.3% | 3.1% | Luxembourg |
| 2000s | 17.6% | 20.8% | 3.2% | Luxembourg |
| 2010s | 20.1% | 20.5% | 0.4% | Luxembourg |
| 2020s | 22.9% | 21.9% | 1.1% | Iceland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, old, Iceland or Luxembourg?
- Iceland, at 24.0% against 23.1% in Luxembourg as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio, old between Iceland and Luxembourg?
- 0.9%, with Iceland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Luxembourg?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Iceland and Luxembourg rank globally for age dependency ratio, old?
- Iceland ranks 62nd and Luxembourg ranks 63rd 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.