North Macedonia vs Norway: Age dependency ratio
North Macedonia
54.0%
in 2025
Norway
53.9%
in 2025
North Macedonia rank
120th
Norway rank
121st
Age dependency ratio over time
- North Macedonia
- Norway
How they compare
North Macedonia currently reports 54.0% against 53.9% in Norway, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was North Macedonia ahead.
North Macedonia ranks 120th and Norway ranks 121st of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, North Macedonia averaged higher in 1 and Norway in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | North Macedonia | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 70.3% | 58.4% | 11.8% | North Macedonia |
| 1970s | 59.6% | 59.7% | 0.1% | Norway |
| 1980s | 52.9% | 56.1% | 3.2% | Norway |
| 1990s | 51.2% | 54.7% | 3.5% | Norway |
| 2000s | 47.2% | 52.5% | 5.3% | Norway |
| 2010s | 46.1% | 52.1% | 6.0% | Norway |
| 2020s | 52.4% | 53.9% | 1.5% | Norway |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, North Macedonia or Norway?
- North Macedonia, at 54.0% against 53.9% in Norway as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio between North Macedonia and Norway?
- 0.1%, with North Macedonia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for North Macedonia and Norway?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do North Macedonia and Norway rank globally for age dependency ratio?
- North Macedonia ranks 120th and Norway ranks 121st 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.
Individual pages
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.