Northern Mariana Islands vs Turkey: Age dependency ratio, old (% of working-age population)
Northern Mariana Islands
15.9%
in 2025
Turkey
15.5%
in 2025
Northern Mariana Islands rank
94th
Turkey rank
95th
Age dependency ratio, old (% of working-age population) over time
- Northern Mariana Islands
- Turkey
How they compare
Northern Mariana Islands currently reports 15.9% against 15.5% in Turkey, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Turkey ahead.
Northern Mariana Islands ranks 94th and Turkey ranks 95th of 218 countries.
Turkey has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Northern Mariana Islands | Turkey | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.1% | 8.3% | 2.2% | Turkey |
| 1970s | 5.3% | 8.8% | 3.5% | Turkey |
| 1980s | 3.2% | 8.1% | 4.9% | Turkey |
| 1990s | 2.5% | 8.3% | 5.8% | Turkey |
| 2000s | 3.1% | 10.0% | 6.9% | Turkey |
| 2010s | 6.2% | 11.3% | 5.1% | Turkey |
| 2020s | 12.1% | 14.4% | 2.3% | Turkey |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, old, Northern Mariana Islands or Turkey?
- Northern Mariana Islands, at 15.9% against 15.5% in Turkey as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio, old between Northern Mariana Islands and Turkey?
- 0.4%, with Northern Mariana Islands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Northern Mariana Islands and Turkey?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Northern Mariana Islands and Turkey rank globally for age dependency ratio, old?
- Northern Mariana Islands ranks 94th and Turkey ranks 95th 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.