Finland vs Netherlands: Age dependency ratio, young
Finland
23.3%
in 2025
Netherlands
23.3%
in 2025
Finland rank
173rd
Netherlands rank
175th
Age dependency ratio, young over time
- Finland
- Netherlands
How they compare
Finland currently reports 23.3% against 23.3% in Netherlands, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Netherlands ahead.
Finland ranks 173rd and Netherlands ranks 175th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Finland averaged higher in 3 and Netherlands in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Finland | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 42.9% | 46.1% | 3.1% | Netherlands |
| 1970s | 33.4% | 39.8% | 6.5% | Netherlands |
| 1980s | 28.9% | 29.5% | 0.6% | Netherlands |
| 1990s | 28.3% | 27.1% | 1.2% | Finland |
| 2000s | 26.1% | 27.3% | 1.2% | Netherlands |
| 2010s | 25.5% | 25.4% | 0.2% | Finland |
| 2020s | 24.4% | 23.6% | 0.8% | Finland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, young, Finland or Netherlands?
- Finland, at 23.3% against 23.3% in Netherlands as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio, young between Finland and Netherlands?
- 0.0%, with Finland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Netherlands?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Finland and Netherlands rank globally for age dependency ratio, young?
- Finland ranks 173rd and Netherlands ranks 175th 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.