Age dependency ratio in Greenland
Greenland: Age dependency ratio was 47.6% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Age dependency ratio in Greenland, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in % of working-age population.
Analysis
In 2025, age dependency ratio in Greenland stood at 47.6%.
The figure is up 3.1% on the previous year and up 17.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age dependency ratio in Greenland peaked at 92.5% in 1966 and was at its lowest, 39.2%, in 1986.
Greenland ranks 164th of 217 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Age dependency ratio in Greenland, year by year
| Year | % of working-age population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 84.9% | — |
| 1961 | 86.3% | +1.6% |
| 1962 | 87.5% | +1.4% |
| 1963 | 88.9% | +1.6% |
| 1964 | 90.5% | +1.8% |
| 1965 | 92.3% | +2.0% |
| 1966 | 92.5% | +0.1% |
| 1967 | 90.7% | -1.9% |
| 1968 | 88.8% | -2.1% |
| 1969 | 87.0% | -2.0% |
| 1970 | 85.2% | -2.0% |
| 1971 | 82.8% | -2.8% |
| 1972 | 79.6% | -3.9% |
| 1973 | 75.9% | -4.6% |
| 1974 | 72.0% | -5.2% |
| 1975 | 67.7% | -5.9% |
| 1976 | 63.0% | -6.9% |
| 1977 | 58.7% | -6.9% |
| 1978 | 55.1% | -6.2% |
| 1979 | 51.9% | -5.8% |
| 1980 | 48.9% | -5.8% |
| 1981 | 46.0% | -6.0% |
| 1982 | 43.4% | -5.5% |
| 1983 | 41.4% | -4.6% |
| 1984 | 40.0% | -3.3% |
| 1985 | 39.3% | -1.7% |
| 1986 | 39.2% | -0.3% |
| 1987 | 39.5% | +0.8% |
| 1988 | 40.2% | +1.7% |
| 1989 | 41.0% | +2.1% |
| 1990 | 42.1% | +2.7% |
| 1991 | 43.3% | +2.9% |
| 1992 | 44.5% | +2.6% |
| 1993 | 45.5% | +2.4% |
| 1994 | 46.5% | +2.2% |
| 1995 | 47.2% | +1.5% |
| 1996 | 47.5% | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 47.6% | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 47.6% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 47.4% | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 47.0% | -0.9% |
| 2001 | 46.5% | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 45.8% | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 45.1% | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 44.5% | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 43.8% | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 43.2% | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 42.7% | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 42.3% | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 41.9% | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 41.5% | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 41.1% | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 40.8% | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 40.6% | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 40.5% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 40.5% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 40.6% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 40.8% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 41.1% | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 41.7% | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 42.3% | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 42.9% | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 43.6% | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 44.8% | +2.6% |
| 2024 | 46.2% | +3.3% |
| 2025 | 47.6% | +3.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 88.9% | 84.9% | 92.5% | 10 |
| 1970s | 69.2% | 51.9% | 85.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 41.9% | 39.2% | 48.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 45.9% | 42.1% | 47.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 44.3% | 41.9% | 47.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 40.9% | 40.5% | 41.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 44.6% | 42.3% | 47.6% | 6 |
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More health data for Greenland
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 1 deaths (2100)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,447 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.3856 % change on previous year (2090)
- Population, female, annual growth rate 0.1299 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, female, per capita 0.4749 units per person (2025)
- Population, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Age population, age 21, female, interpolated 314 (2025)
- Age population, age 20, male, interpolated 337 (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita 0.1153 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is age dependency ratio in Greenland?
- Age dependency ratio in Greenland was 47.6% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest age dependency ratio recorded in Greenland?
- The highest recorded value was 92.5% in 1966.
- What is the lowest age dependency ratio recorded in Greenland?
- The lowest recorded value was 39.2% in 1986.
- How does Greenland rank for age dependency ratio?
- Greenland ranks 164th out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is age dependency ratio rising or falling in Greenland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Greenland data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Age dependency ratio (% of working-age population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Age dependency ratio is the ratio of dependents--people younger than 15 or older than 64--to the working-age population--those ages 15-64. Data are shown as the proportion of dependents per 100 working-age population.