Age dependency ratio in Norway
Norway: Age dependency ratio was 53.9% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Age dependency ratio in Norway, 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 Norway stood at 53.9%.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age dependency ratio in Norway peaked at 60.0% in 1975 and was at its lowest, 50.9%, in 2009.
That places Norway 121st out of 217 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Age dependency ratio in Norway, year by year
| Year | % of working-age population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 58.6% | — |
| 1961 | 58.3% | -0.5% |
| 1962 | 57.9% | -0.7% |
| 1963 | 57.7% | -0.3% |
| 1964 | 57.8% | +0.1% |
| 1965 | 58.0% | +0.5% |
| 1966 | 58.4% | +0.7% |
| 1967 | 58.8% | +0.7% |
| 1968 | 59.1% | +0.5% |
| 1969 | 59.4% | +0.5% |
| 1970 | 59.6% | +0.3% |
| 1971 | 59.7% | +0.2% |
| 1972 | 59.8% | +0.2% |
| 1973 | 59.9% | +0.1% |
| 1974 | 59.9% | +0.1% |
| 1975 | 60.0% | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 59.9% | -0.2% |
| 1977 | 59.7% | -0.3% |
| 1978 | 59.4% | -0.4% |
| 1979 | 59.0% | -0.6% |
| 1980 | 58.5% | -0.9% |
| 1981 | 58.0% | -1.0% |
| 1982 | 57.4% | -1.0% |
| 1983 | 56.8% | -1.0% |
| 1984 | 56.1% | -1.3% |
| 1985 | 55.6% | -0.9% |
| 1986 | 55.3% | -0.6% |
| 1987 | 54.8% | -0.8% |
| 1988 | 54.5% | -0.6% |
| 1989 | 54.4% | -0.1% |
| 1990 | 54.4% | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 54.5% | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 54.7% | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 54.8% | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 54.8% | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 54.8% | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 54.9% | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 54.9% | -0.0% |
| 1998 | 54.7% | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 54.5% | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 54.2% | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 53.9% | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 53.6% | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 53.2% | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 52.8% | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 52.3% | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 51.8% | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 51.3% | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 50.9% | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 50.9% | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 51.0% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 51.2% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 51.4% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 51.7% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 51.9% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 52.1% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 52.4% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 52.8% | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 53.2% | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 53.5% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 53.7% | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 54.0% | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 54.1% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 53.9% | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 53.8% | -0.3% |
| 2025 | 53.9% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 58.4% | 57.7% | 59.4% | 10 |
| 1970s | 59.7% | 59.0% | 60.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 56.1% | 54.4% | 58.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 54.7% | 54.4% | 54.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 52.5% | 50.9% | 54.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 52.1% | 51.0% | 53.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 53.9% | 53.7% | 54.1% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is age dependency ratio in Norway?
- Age dependency ratio in Norway was 53.9% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest age dependency ratio recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 60.0% in 1975.
- What is the lowest age dependency ratio recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 50.9% in 2009.
- How does Norway rank for age dependency ratio?
- Norway ranks 121st out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is age dependency ratio rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Norway 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.