Iceland vs Uruguay: Age dependency ratio, old
Iceland
24.0%
in 2025
Uruguay
24.7%
in 2025
Iceland rank
62nd
Uruguay rank
60th
Age dependency ratio, old over time
- Iceland
- Uruguay
How they compare
Uruguay currently reports 24.7% against 24.0% in Iceland, a difference of 0.7%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Iceland ahead.
Iceland ranks 62nd and Uruguay ranks 60th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Iceland averaged higher in 1 and Uruguay in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iceland | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 14.6% | 13.3% | 1.4% | Iceland |
| 1970s | 15.2% | 15.3% | 0.1% | Uruguay |
| 1980s | 16.0% | 17.5% | 1.6% | Uruguay |
| 1990s | 17.3% | 19.6% | 2.4% | Uruguay |
| 2000s | 17.6% | 21.6% | 4.0% | Uruguay |
| 2010s | 20.1% | 22.8% | 2.6% | Uruguay |
| 2020s | 22.9% | 24.1% | 1.2% | Uruguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, old, Iceland or Uruguay?
- Uruguay, at 24.7% against 24.0% in Iceland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio, old between Iceland and Uruguay?
- 0.7%, with Uruguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Uruguay?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Iceland and Uruguay rank globally for age dependency ratio, old?
- Iceland ranks 62nd and Uruguay ranks 60th 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.