Iceland vs United States: Youth dependency ratio
Iceland
27.1%
in 2023
United States
27.1%
in 2023
Iceland rank
152nd
United States rank
153rd
Youth dependency ratio over time
- Iceland
- United States
How they compare
Iceland currently reports 27.1% against 27.1% in United States, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Iceland ahead.
Iceland ranks 152nd and United States ranks 153rd of 236 countries.
Iceland has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iceland | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 55.5% | 47.0% | 8.5% | Iceland |
| 1960s | 60.1% | 50.8% | 9.3% | Iceland |
| 1970s | 50.2% | 40.0% | 10.2% | Iceland |
| 1980s | 41.3% | 32.6% | 8.7% | Iceland |
| 1990s | 37.8% | 32.8% | 4.9% | Iceland |
| 2000s | 33.4% | 30.4% | 3.0% | Iceland |
| 2010s | 30.3% | 28.8% | 1.4% | Iceland |
| 2020s | 27.7% | 27.6% | 0.1% | Iceland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher youth dependency ratio, Iceland or United States?
- Iceland, at 27.1% against 27.1% in United States as of 2023.
- What is the difference in youth dependency ratio between Iceland and United States?
- 0.0%, with Iceland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and United States?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Iceland and United States rank globally for youth dependency ratio?
- Iceland ranks 152nd and United States ranks 153rd of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Youth dependency ratio. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of children under 15 per 100 working-age people (aged 15 to 64).