Belgium vs Norway: Age dependency ratio, young
Belgium
24.8%
in 2025
Norway
24.5%
in 2025
Belgium rank
161st
Norway rank
163rd
Age dependency ratio, young over time
- Belgium
- Norway
How they compare
Belgium currently reports 24.8% against 24.5% in Norway, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Norway ahead.
Belgium ranks 161st and Norway ranks 163rd of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 1 and Norway in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 37.6% | 39.6% | 2.0% | Norway |
| 1970s | 35.0% | 37.9% | 2.9% | Norway |
| 1980s | 28.5% | 31.8% | 3.3% | Norway |
| 1990s | 27.1% | 30.0% | 2.9% | Norway |
| 2000s | 26.2% | 29.9% | 3.7% | Norway |
| 2010s | 26.1% | 27.5% | 1.4% | Norway |
| 2020s | 25.7% | 25.5% | 0.1% | Belgium |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, young, Belgium or Norway?
- Belgium, at 24.8% against 24.5% in Norway as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio, young between Belgium and Norway?
- 0.3%, with Belgium ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Norway?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Belgium and Norway rank globally for age dependency ratio, young?
- Belgium ranks 161st and Norway ranks 163rd 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.