Armenia vs Iceland: Age dependency ratio
Armenia
50.2%
in 2025
Iceland
50.4%
in 2025
Armenia rank
153rd
Iceland rank
150th
Age dependency ratio over time
- Armenia
- Iceland
How they compare
Iceland currently reports 50.4% against 50.2% in Armenia, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Armenia ahead.
Armenia ranks 153rd and Iceland ranks 150th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Armenia averaged higher in 3 and Iceland in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Armenia | Iceland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 80.1% | 74.8% | 5.4% | Armenia |
| 1970s | 66.1% | 65.4% | 0.7% | Armenia |
| 1980s | 54.6% | 57.3% | 2.7% | Iceland |
| 1990s | 60.7% | 55.0% | 5.7% | Armenia |
| 2000s | 48.4% | 51.1% | 2.6% | Iceland |
| 2010s | 45.0% | 50.4% | 5.4% | Iceland |
| 2020s | 48.9% | 50.2% | 1.3% | Iceland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, Armenia or Iceland?
- Iceland, at 50.4% against 50.2% in Armenia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio between Armenia and Iceland?
- 0.2%, with Iceland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Armenia and Iceland?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Armenia and Iceland rank globally for age dependency ratio?
- Armenia ranks 153rd and Iceland ranks 150th of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Age dependency ratio (% 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 is the ratio of dependents--people younger than 15 or 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.