Greenland vs Northern Mariana Islands: Age dependency ratio
Greenland
47.6%
in 2025
Northern Mariana Islands
47.1%
in 2025
Greenland rank
165th
Northern Mariana Islands rank
168th
Age dependency ratio over time
- Greenland
- Northern Mariana Islands
How they compare
Greenland currently reports 47.6% against 47.1% in Northern Mariana Islands, a difference of 0.5%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Northern Mariana Islands ahead.
Greenland ranks 165th and Northern Mariana Islands ranks 168th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Greenland averaged higher in 2 and Northern Mariana Islands in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Greenland | Northern Mariana Islands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 88.9% | 114.8% | 25.8% | Northern Mariana Islands |
| 1970s | 69.2% | 91.2% | 22.0% | Northern Mariana Islands |
| 1980s | 41.9% | 48.6% | 6.7% | Northern Mariana Islands |
| 1990s | 45.9% | 39.9% | 6.1% | Greenland |
| 2000s | 44.3% | 37.7% | 6.6% | Greenland |
| 2010s | 40.9% | 42.2% | 1.3% | Northern Mariana Islands |
| 2020s | 44.6% | 44.8% | 0.3% | Northern Mariana Islands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, Greenland or Northern Mariana Islands?
- Greenland, at 47.6% against 47.1% in Northern Mariana Islands as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio between Greenland and Northern Mariana Islands?
- 0.5%, with Greenland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greenland and Northern Mariana Islands?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Greenland and Northern Mariana Islands rank globally for age dependency ratio?
- Greenland ranks 165th and Northern Mariana Islands ranks 168th 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.