Faroe Islands vs Germany: Age dependency ratio
Faroe Islands
60.4%
in 2025
Germany
60.2%
in 2025
Faroe Islands rank
70th
Germany rank
72nd
Age dependency ratio over time
- Faroe Islands
- Germany
How they compare
Faroe Islands currently reports 60.4% against 60.2% in Germany, a difference of 0.2%.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Faroe Islands has been ahead every year.
Faroe Islands ranks 70th and Germany ranks 72nd of 218 countries.
Faroe Islands has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Faroe Islands | Germany | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 67.5% | 53.9% | 13.7% | Faroe Islands |
| 1970s | 65.3% | 56.7% | 8.7% | Faroe Islands |
| 1980s | 58.6% | 46.0% | 12.6% | Faroe Islands |
| 1990s | 59.2% | 46.0% | 13.2% | Faroe Islands |
| 2000s | 57.6% | 49.8% | 7.9% | Faroe Islands |
| 2010s | 60.3% | 52.5% | 7.8% | Faroe Islands |
| 2020s | 61.5% | 57.7% | 3.8% | Faroe Islands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, Faroe Islands or Germany?
- Faroe Islands, at 60.4% against 60.2% in Germany as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio between Faroe Islands and Germany?
- 0.2%, with Faroe Islands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Faroe Islands and Germany?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Faroe Islands and Germany rank globally for age dependency ratio?
- Faroe Islands ranks 70th and Germany ranks 72nd 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.