Iceland vs United States Virgin Islands: Youth dependency ratio

Iceland
27.1%
in 2023
United States Virgin Islands
27.0%
in 2023
Iceland rank
152nd
United States Virgin Islands rank
154th

Youth dependency ratio over time

  • Iceland
  • United States Virgin Islands
20406080195019862023

How they compare

Iceland currently reports 27.1% against 27.0% in United States Virgin Islands, a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was United States Virgin Islands ahead.

Iceland ranks 152nd and United States Virgin Islands ranks 154th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Iceland averaged higher in 2 and United States Virgin Islands in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Iceland United States Virgin Islands Difference Ahead
1950s 55.5% 75.0% 19.5% United States Virgin Islands
1960s 60.1% 69.1% 9.0% United States Virgin Islands
1970s 50.2% 64.9% 14.8% United States Virgin Islands
1980s 41.3% 51.6% 10.3% United States Virgin Islands
1990s 37.8% 42.5% 4.7% United States Virgin Islands
2000s 33.4% 35.7% 2.2% United States Virgin Islands
2010s 30.3% 30.2% 0.0% Iceland
2020s 27.7% 26.7% 1.0% Iceland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher youth dependency ratio, Iceland or United States Virgin Islands?
Iceland, at 27.1% against 27.0% in United States Virgin Islands as of 2023.
What is the difference in youth dependency ratio between Iceland and United States Virgin Islands?
0.1%, with Iceland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and United States Virgin Islands?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Iceland and United States Virgin Islands rank globally for youth dependency ratio?
Iceland ranks 152nd and United States Virgin Islands ranks 154th 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.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Iceland vs United States Virgin Islands: Youth dependency ratio. Statizoid, drawing on UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Retrieved 29 August 2026, from https://population.statizoid.com/compare/age-dependency-ratio-young-of-working-age-population/iceland/virgin-islands-u-s/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://population.statizoid.com/compare/age-dependency-ratio-young-of-working-age-population/iceland/virgin-islands-u-s/">Iceland vs United States Virgin Islands: Youth dependency ratio</a> β€” Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Youth dependency ratio
Unit
%
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed

Number of children under 15 per 100 working-age people (aged 15 to 64).