Iceland vs Tunisia: Age dependency ratio
Iceland
50.4%
in 2025
Tunisia
50.4%
in 2025
Iceland rank
150th
Tunisia rank
149th
Age dependency ratio over time
- Iceland
- Tunisia
How they compare
Tunisia currently reports 50.4% against 50.4% in Iceland, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Tunisia ahead.
Iceland ranks 150th and Tunisia ranks 149th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Iceland averaged higher in 2 and Tunisia in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iceland | Tunisia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 74.8% | 91.9% | 17.2% | Tunisia |
| 1970s | 65.4% | 90.1% | 24.8% | Tunisia |
| 1980s | 57.3% | 77.9% | 20.6% | Tunisia |
| 1990s | 55.0% | 64.7% | 9.6% | Tunisia |
| 2000s | 51.1% | 48.9% | 2.2% | Iceland |
| 2010s | 50.4% | 46.3% | 4.1% | Iceland |
| 2020s | 50.2% | 50.4% | 0.2% | Tunisia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, Iceland or Tunisia?
- Tunisia, at 50.4% against 50.4% in Iceland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio between Iceland and Tunisia?
- 0.0%, with Tunisia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Tunisia?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Iceland and Tunisia rank globally for age dependency ratio?
- Iceland ranks 150th and Tunisia ranks 149th 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.