Malta vs Norway: Age dependency ratio, old
Malta
30.9%
in 2025
Norway
29.4%
in 2025
Malta rank
38th
Norway rank
39th
Age dependency ratio, old over time
- Malta
- Norway
How they compare
Malta currently reports 30.9% against 29.4% in Norway, a difference of 1.5%.
That makes Malta's figure about 1.1 times Norway's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Norway ahead.
Malta ranks 38th and Norway ranks 39th of 217 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Malta averaged higher in 2 and Norway in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malta | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 13.1% | 18.8% | 5.7% | Norway |
| 1970s | 14.2% | 21.8% | 7.6% | Norway |
| 1980s | 14.8% | 24.3% | 9.5% | Norway |
| 1990s | 16.8% | 24.7% | 7.9% | Norway |
| 2000s | 19.2% | 22.6% | 3.4% | Norway |
| 2010s | 25.9% | 24.6% | 1.3% | Malta |
| 2020s | 29.0% | 28.4% | 0.6% | Malta |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, old, Malta or Norway?
- Malta, at 30.9% against 29.4% in Norway as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio, old between Malta and Norway?
- 1.5%, with Malta ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Norway?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Malta and Norway rank globally for age dependency ratio, old?
- Malta ranks 38th and Norway ranks 39th of 217 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.
Individual pages
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.