Norway vs Slovakia: Age dependency ratio, old
Norway
29.4%
in 2025
Slovakia
29.1%
in 2025
Norway rank
40th
Slovakia rank
42nd
Age dependency ratio, old over time
- Norway
- Slovakia
How they compare
Norway currently reports 29.4% against 29.1% in Slovakia, a difference of 0.3%.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Norway has been ahead every year.
Norway ranks 40th and Slovakia ranks 42nd of 218 countries.
Norway has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Norway | Slovakia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 18.8% | 12.7% | 6.1% | Norway |
| 1970s | 21.8% | 15.5% | 6.3% | Norway |
| 1980s | 24.3% | 15.3% | 9.0% | Norway |
| 1990s | 24.7% | 16.3% | 8.4% | Norway |
| 2000s | 22.6% | 16.5% | 6.0% | Norway |
| 2010s | 24.6% | 20.1% | 4.5% | Norway |
| 2020s | 28.4% | 26.9% | 1.4% | Norway |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, old, Norway or Slovakia?
- Norway, at 29.4% against 29.1% in Slovakia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio, old between Norway and Slovakia?
- 0.3%, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and Slovakia?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Norway and Slovakia rank globally for age dependency ratio, old?
- Norway ranks 40th and Slovakia ranks 42nd 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.