Kosovo vs Northern Mariana Islands: Age dependency ratio, old
Kosovo
15.1%
in 2025
Northern Mariana Islands
15.9%
in 2025
Kosovo rank
97th
Northern Mariana Islands rank
94th
Age dependency ratio, old over time
- Kosovo
- Northern Mariana Islands
How they compare
Northern Mariana Islands currently reports 15.9% against 15.1% in Kosovo, a difference of 0.8%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Kosovo ahead.
Kosovo ranks 97th and Northern Mariana Islands ranks 94th of 218 countries.
Kosovo has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kosovo | Northern Mariana Islands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7.4% | 6.1% | 1.3% | Kosovo |
| 1970s | 7.9% | 5.3% | 2.6% | Kosovo |
| 1980s | 7.0% | 3.2% | 3.7% | Kosovo |
| 1990s | 7.6% | 2.5% | 5.1% | Kosovo |
| 2000s | 10.4% | 3.1% | 7.3% | Kosovo |
| 2010s | 11.2% | 6.2% | 5.0% | Kosovo |
| 2020s | 13.8% | 12.1% | 1.6% | Kosovo |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, old, Kosovo or Northern Mariana Islands?
- Northern Mariana Islands, at 15.9% against 15.1% in Kosovo as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio, old between Kosovo and Northern Mariana Islands?
- 0.8%, with Northern Mariana Islands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kosovo and Northern Mariana Islands?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Kosovo and Northern Mariana Islands rank globally for age dependency ratio, old?
- Kosovo ranks 97th and Northern Mariana Islands ranks 94th 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.