Canada vs Finland: Age dependency ratio, young
Canada
23.1%
in 2025
Finland
23.3%
in 2025
Canada rank
176th
Finland rank
173rd
Age dependency ratio, young over time
- Canada
- Finland
How they compare
Finland currently reports 23.3% against 23.1% in Canada, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Canada ahead.
Canada ranks 176th and Finland ranks 173rd of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 4 and Finland in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Finland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 55.7% | 42.9% | 12.8% | Canada |
| 1970s | 41.2% | 33.4% | 7.8% | Canada |
| 1980s | 31.5% | 28.9% | 2.7% | Canada |
| 1990s | 30.0% | 28.3% | 1.7% | Canada |
| 2000s | 25.9% | 26.1% | 0.2% | Finland |
| 2010s | 23.9% | 25.5% | 1.6% | Finland |
| 2020s | 23.6% | 24.4% | 0.8% | Finland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, young, Canada or Finland?
- Finland, at 23.3% against 23.1% in Canada as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio, young between Canada and Finland?
- 0.2%, with Finland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Finland?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Canada and Finland rank globally for age dependency ratio, young?
- Canada ranks 176th and Finland ranks 173rd 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.