Age dependency ratio, young in Greenland
Greenland: Age dependency ratio, young was 30.6% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Age dependency ratio, young in Greenland, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in % of working-age population.
Analysis
Greenland recorded 30.6% for age dependency ratio, young in 2025.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age dependency ratio, young in Greenland peaked at 88.0% in 1966 and was at its lowest, 29.3%, in 2017.
Greenland ranks 120th of 217 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Age dependency ratio, young in Greenland, year by year
| Year | % of working-age population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 81.2% | — |
| 1961 | 82.4% | +1.5% |
| 1962 | 83.5% | +1.3% |
| 1963 | 84.8% | +1.6% |
| 1964 | 86.3% | +1.8% |
| 1965 | 88.0% | +2.0% |
| 1966 | 88.0% | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 86.2% | -2.1% |
| 1968 | 84.2% | -2.3% |
| 1969 | 82.3% | -2.3% |
| 1970 | 80.4% | -2.2% |
| 1971 | 77.9% | -3.1% |
| 1972 | 74.6% | -4.3% |
| 1973 | 70.8% | -5.0% |
| 1974 | 66.8% | -5.7% |
| 1975 | 62.5% | -6.4% |
| 1976 | 57.8% | -7.5% |
| 1977 | 53.5% | -7.6% |
| 1978 | 49.8% | -6.8% |
| 1979 | 46.6% | -6.4% |
| 1980 | 43.6% | -6.5% |
| 1981 | 40.7% | -6.6% |
| 1982 | 38.2% | -6.1% |
| 1983 | 36.3% | -5.1% |
| 1984 | 35.0% | -3.6% |
| 1985 | 34.3% | -1.9% |
| 1986 | 34.1% | -0.4% |
| 1987 | 34.4% | +0.8% |
| 1988 | 35.0% | +1.8% |
| 1989 | 35.8% | +2.2% |
| 1990 | 36.7% | +2.6% |
| 1991 | 37.7% | +2.7% |
| 1992 | 38.6% | +2.3% |
| 1993 | 39.4% | +2.1% |
| 1994 | 40.2% | +2.0% |
| 1995 | 40.6% | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 40.7% | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 40.6% | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 40.5% | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 40.2% | -0.8% |
| 2000 | 39.6% | -1.3% |
| 2001 | 38.9% | -1.8% |
| 2002 | 38.1% | -2.0% |
| 2003 | 37.4% | -2.0% |
| 2004 | 36.6% | -2.0% |
| 2005 | 35.7% | -2.4% |
| 2006 | 34.8% | -2.7% |
| 2007 | 33.9% | -2.6% |
| 2008 | 33.1% | -2.2% |
| 2009 | 32.5% | -1.9% |
| 2010 | 31.8% | -2.0% |
| 2011 | 31.1% | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 30.6% | -1.8% |
| 2013 | 30.2% | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 29.9% | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 29.7% | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 29.4% | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 29.3% | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 29.3% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 29.5% | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 29.7% | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 29.8% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 29.9% | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 30.1% | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 30.4% | +1.0% |
| 2025 | 30.6% | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 84.7% | 81.2% | 88.0% | 10 |
| 1970s | 64.1% | 46.6% | 80.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 36.7% | 34.1% | 43.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 39.5% | 36.7% | 40.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 36.1% | 32.5% | 39.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 30.1% | 29.3% | 31.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 30.1% | 29.7% | 30.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Greenland
- 117 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 31.2% compare
- 118 Türkiye 30.7% compare
- 119 Republic of Moldova 30.7% compare
- 121 Azerbaijan 30.4% compare
- 122 Malaysia 30.2% compare
- 123 Kosovo 28.8% compare
- 123 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 28.8% compare
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- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,447 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 1 deaths (2100)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.3856 % change on previous year (2090)
- Population, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Population, male, annual growth rate -0.1339 % change on previous year (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 336 (2025)
- Population, female, per capita 0.4749 units per person (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 354 (2025)
- Population, female, annual growth rate 0.1299 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is age dependency ratio, young in Greenland?
- Age dependency ratio, young in Greenland was 30.6% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest age dependency ratio, young recorded in Greenland?
- The highest recorded value was 88.0% in 1966.
- What is the lowest age dependency ratio, young recorded in Greenland?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.3% in 2017.
- How does Greenland rank for age dependency ratio, young?
- Greenland ranks 120th out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is age dependency ratio, young rising or falling in Greenland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.2%. 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, young (% of working-age population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.