Norway vs Paraguay: Age dependency ratio
Norway
53.9%
in 2025
Paraguay
54.1%
in 2025
Norway rank
121st
Paraguay rank
119th
Age dependency ratio over time
- Norway
- Paraguay
How they compare
Paraguay currently reports 54.1% against 53.9% in Norway, a difference of 0.2%.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Paraguay has been ahead every year.
Norway ranks 121st and Paraguay ranks 119th of 218 countries.
Paraguay has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Norway | Paraguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 58.4% | 99.7% | 41.3% | Paraguay |
| 1970s | 59.7% | 92.2% | 32.5% | Paraguay |
| 1980s | 56.1% | 82.9% | 26.8% | Paraguay |
| 1990s | 54.7% | 81.2% | 26.5% | Paraguay |
| 2000s | 52.5% | 68.2% | 15.8% | Paraguay |
| 2010s | 52.1% | 56.5% | 4.4% | Paraguay |
| 2020s | 53.9% | 54.2% | 0.3% | Paraguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, Norway or Paraguay?
- Paraguay, at 54.1% against 53.9% in Norway as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio between Norway and Paraguay?
- 0.2%, with Paraguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and Paraguay?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Norway and Paraguay rank globally for age dependency ratio?
- Norway ranks 121st and Paraguay ranks 119th 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.