Iraq vs United States Virgin Islands: Age dependency ratio
Iraq
65.2%
in 2025
United States Virgin Islands
65.5%
in 2025
Iraq rank
56th
United States Virgin Islands rank
55th
Age dependency ratio over time
- Iraq
- United States Virgin Islands
How they compare
United States Virgin Islands currently reports 65.5% against 65.2% in Iraq, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was United States Virgin Islands ahead.
Iraq ranks 56th and United States Virgin Islands ranks 55th of 218 countries.
Iraq has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iraq | United States Virgin Islands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 83.6% | 77.3% | 6.3% | Iraq |
| 1970s | 101.7% | 71.6% | 30.1% | Iraq |
| 1980s | 101.4% | 59.8% | 41.6% | Iraq |
| 1990s | 91.8% | 53.2% | 38.6% | Iraq |
| 2000s | 84.2% | 51.6% | 32.6% | Iraq |
| 2010s | 76.7% | 57.0% | 19.7% | Iraq |
| 2020s | 68.7% | 62.8% | 5.9% | Iraq |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, Iraq or United States Virgin Islands?
- United States Virgin Islands, at 65.5% against 65.2% in Iraq as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio between Iraq and United States Virgin Islands?
- 0.3%, with United States Virgin Islands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and United States Virgin Islands?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Iraq and United States Virgin Islands rank globally for age dependency ratio?
- Iraq ranks 56th and United States Virgin Islands ranks 55th 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.