Low income vs Norway: Age dependency ratio, old

Low income
5.9%
in 2025
Norway
29.4%
in 2025
Low income rank
41st
Norway rank
40th

Age dependency ratio, old over time

  • Low income
  • Norway
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How they compare

Norway currently reports 29.4% against 5.9% in Low income, a difference of 23.5%.

That makes Norway's figure about 4.9 times Low income's.

Across all 66 years both countries report, Norway has been ahead every year.

Low income ranks 41st and Norway ranks 40th of 47 groups.

Norway has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Low income Norway Difference Ahead
1960s 5.6% 18.8% 13.3% Norway
1970s 5.7% 21.8% 16.1% Norway
1980s 5.8% 24.3% 18.5% Norway
1990s 5.8% 24.7% 18.9% Norway
2000s 5.9% 22.6% 16.7% Norway
2010s 5.8% 24.6% 18.8% Norway
2020s 5.9% 28.4% 22.5% Norway

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher age dependency ratio, old, Low income or Norway?
Norway, at 29.4% against 5.9% in Low income as of 2025.
What is the difference in age dependency ratio, old between Low income and Norway?
23.5%, with Norway ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Low income and Norway?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Low income and Norway rank globally for age dependency ratio, old?
Low income ranks 41st and Norway ranks 40th of 47 groups.
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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Indicator
Age dependency ratio, old (% of working-age population)
Unit
% of working-age population
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
266 places, 17,526 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

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.