Canada vs Cyprus: Age dependency ratio, young
Canada
23.1%
in 2025
Cyprus
23.3%
in 2025
Canada rank
176th
Cyprus rank
174th
Age dependency ratio, young over time
- Canada
- Cyprus
How they compare
Cyprus currently reports 23.3% against 23.1% in Canada, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Cyprus ahead.
Canada ranks 176th and Cyprus ranks 174th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 2 and Cyprus in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Cyprus | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 55.7% | 58.4% | 2.7% | Cyprus |
| 1970s | 41.2% | 47.7% | 6.5% | Cyprus |
| 1980s | 31.5% | 38.4% | 6.9% | Cyprus |
| 1990s | 30.0% | 36.8% | 6.8% | Cyprus |
| 2000s | 25.9% | 28.8% | 2.9% | Cyprus |
| 2010s | 23.9% | 22.7% | 1.2% | Canada |
| 2020s | 23.6% | 23.0% | 0.6% | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, young, Canada or Cyprus?
- Cyprus, at 23.3% against 23.1% in Canada as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio, young between Canada and Cyprus?
- 0.2%, with Cyprus ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Cyprus?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Canada and Cyprus rank globally for age dependency ratio, young?
- Canada ranks 176th and Cyprus ranks 174th 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.