Faroe Islands vs Kyrgyzstan: Age dependency ratio
Faroe Islands
60.4%
in 2025
Kyrgyzstan
61.0%
in 2025
Faroe Islands rank
70th
Kyrgyzstan rank
67th
Age dependency ratio over time
- Faroe Islands
- Kyrgyzstan
How they compare
Kyrgyzstan currently reports 61.0% against 60.4% in Faroe Islands, a difference of 0.6%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Kyrgyzstan ahead.
Faroe Islands ranks 70th and Kyrgyzstan ranks 67th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Faroe Islands averaged higher in 2 and Kyrgyzstan in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Faroe Islands | Kyrgyzstan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 67.5% | 84.8% | 17.3% | Kyrgyzstan |
| 1970s | 65.3% | 80.2% | 14.8% | Kyrgyzstan |
| 1980s | 58.6% | 73.0% | 14.4% | Kyrgyzstan |
| 1990s | 59.2% | 74.5% | 15.2% | Kyrgyzstan |
| 2000s | 57.6% | 60.9% | 3.2% | Kyrgyzstan |
| 2010s | 60.3% | 57.1% | 3.2% | Faroe Islands |
| 2020s | 61.5% | 61.4% | 0.0% | Faroe Islands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, Faroe Islands or Kyrgyzstan?
- Kyrgyzstan, at 61.0% against 60.4% in Faroe Islands as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio between Faroe Islands and Kyrgyzstan?
- 0.6%, with Kyrgyzstan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Faroe Islands and Kyrgyzstan?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Faroe Islands and Kyrgyzstan rank globally for age dependency ratio?
- Faroe Islands ranks 70th and Kyrgyzstan ranks 67th 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.