Iceland vs Malta: Age dependency ratio
Iceland
50.4%
in 2025
Malta
50.2%
in 2025
Iceland rank
149th
Malta rank
151st
Age dependency ratio over time
- Iceland
- Malta
How they compare
Iceland currently reports 50.4% against 50.2% in Malta, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Malta ahead.
Iceland ranks 149th and Malta ranks 151st of 217 countries.
Iceland has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iceland | Malta | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 74.8% | 66.9% | 7.8% | Iceland |
| 1970s | 65.4% | 52.6% | 12.8% | Iceland |
| 1980s | 57.3% | 50.6% | 6.7% | Iceland |
| 1990s | 55.0% | 49.7% | 5.3% | Iceland |
| 2000s | 51.1% | 44.7% | 6.3% | Iceland |
| 2010s | 50.4% | 46.9% | 3.5% | Iceland |
| 2020s | 50.2% | 48.5% | 1.7% | Iceland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, Iceland or Malta?
- Iceland, at 50.4% against 50.2% in Malta as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio between Iceland and Malta?
- 0.2%, with Iceland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Malta?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Iceland and Malta rank globally for age dependency ratio?
- Iceland ranks 149th and Malta ranks 151st 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.