Greenland vs Libya: Age dependency ratio
Greenland
47.6%
in 2025
Libya
47.1%
in 2025
Greenland rank
164th
Libya rank
166th
Age dependency ratio over time
- Greenland
- Libya
How they compare
Greenland currently reports 47.6% against 47.1% in Libya, a difference of 0.5%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Libya ahead.
Greenland ranks 164th and Libya ranks 166th of 217 countries.
Libya has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Greenland | Libya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 88.9% | 103.8% | 14.9% | Libya |
| 1970s | 69.2% | 109.8% | 40.6% | Libya |
| 1980s | 41.9% | 92.9% | 51.0% | Libya |
| 1990s | 45.9% | 67.4% | 21.5% | Libya |
| 2000s | 44.3% | 53.7% | 9.5% | Libya |
| 2010s | 40.9% | 54.2% | 13.3% | Libya |
| 2020s | 44.6% | 49.4% | 4.8% | Libya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, Greenland or Libya?
- Greenland, at 47.6% against 47.1% in Libya as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio between Greenland and Libya?
- 0.5%, with Greenland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greenland and Libya?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Greenland and Libya rank globally for age dependency ratio?
- Greenland ranks 164th and Libya ranks 166th 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.