Argentina vs Faroe Islands: Age dependency ratio, young
Argentina
31.7%
in 2025
Faroe Islands
31.9%
in 2025
Argentina rank
114th
Faroe Islands rank
112th
Age dependency ratio, young over time
- Argentina
- Faroe Islands
How they compare
Faroe Islands currently reports 31.9% against 31.7% in Argentina, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Faroe Islands ahead.
Argentina ranks 114th and Faroe Islands ranks 112th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Argentina averaged higher in 5 and Faroe Islands in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Argentina | Faroe Islands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 48.0% | 53.6% | 5.6% | Faroe Islands |
| 1970s | 47.1% | 50.2% | 3.0% | Faroe Islands |
| 1980s | 50.4% | 41.1% | 9.3% | Argentina |
| 1990s | 47.9% | 38.3% | 9.6% | Argentina |
| 2000s | 43.0% | 36.2% | 6.8% | Argentina |
| 2010s | 38.9% | 33.9% | 5.0% | Argentina |
| 2020s | 34.3% | 32.8% | 1.5% | Argentina |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, young, Argentina or Faroe Islands?
- Faroe Islands, at 31.9% against 31.7% in Argentina as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio, young between Argentina and Faroe Islands?
- 0.2%, with Faroe Islands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Faroe Islands?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Argentina and Faroe Islands rank globally for age dependency ratio, young?
- Argentina ranks 114th and Faroe Islands ranks 112th of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Age dependency ratio, young (% 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, young, is the ratio of younger dependents--people younger than 15--to the working-age population--those ages 15-64. Data are shown as the proportion of dependents per 100 working-age population.