Fiji vs Iceland: Age dependency ratio
Fiji
50.3%
in 2025
Iceland
50.4%
in 2025
Fiji rank
150th
Iceland rank
149th
Age dependency ratio over time
- Fiji
- Iceland
How they compare
Iceland currently reports 50.4% against 50.3% in Fiji, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Fiji ahead.
Fiji ranks 150th and Iceland ranks 149th of 217 countries.
Fiji has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Fiji | Iceland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 96.7% | 74.8% | 21.9% | Fiji |
| 1970s | 82.6% | 65.4% | 17.2% | Fiji |
| 1980s | 72.0% | 57.3% | 14.7% | Fiji |
| 1990s | 67.2% | 55.0% | 12.2% | Fiji |
| 2000s | 57.3% | 51.1% | 6.2% | Fiji |
| 2010s | 53.5% | 50.4% | 3.1% | Fiji |
| 2020s | 51.2% | 50.2% | 1.0% | Fiji |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, Fiji or Iceland?
- Iceland, at 50.4% against 50.3% in Fiji as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio between Fiji and Iceland?
- 0.1%, with Iceland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Fiji and Iceland?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Fiji and Iceland rank globally for age dependency ratio?
- Fiji ranks 150th and Iceland ranks 149th of 217 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.