Iceland - Age dependency ratio
Age dependency ratio (% of working-age population)
The latest value for Age dependency ratio (% of working-age population) in Iceland was 53.96 as of 2020. Over the past 60 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between 76.24 in 1962 and 48.82 in 2010.
Definition: 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.
Source: World Bank staff estimates based on age distributions of United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects: 2019 Revision.
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1960 | 75.25 |
| 1961 | 75.98 |
| 1962 | 76.24 |
| 1963 | 76.10 |
| 1964 | 75.75 |
| 1965 | 75.25 |
| 1966 | 74.68 |
| 1967 | 73.90 |
| 1968 | 72.94 |
| 1969 | 71.84 |
| 1970 | 70.68 |
| 1971 | 69.37 |
| 1972 | 68.19 |
| 1973 | 67.04 |
| 1974 | 65.82 |
| 1975 | 64.51 |
| 1976 | 63.63 |
| 1977 | 62.59 |
| 1978 | 61.47 |
| 1979 | 60.46 |
| 1980 | 59.68 |
| 1981 | 58.92 |
| 1982 | 58.36 |
| 1983 | 57.95 |
| 1984 | 57.55 |
| 1985 | 57.13 |
| 1986 | 56.78 |
| 1987 | 56.37 |
| 1988 | 55.93 |
| 1989 | 55.56 |
| 1990 | 55.31 |
| 1991 | 55.25 |
| 1992 | 55.33 |
| 1993 | 55.46 |
| 1994 | 55.51 |
| 1995 | 55.43 |
| 1996 | 55.33 |
| 1997 | 54.93 |
| 1998 | 54.38 |
| 1999 | 53.84 |
| 2000 | 53.41 |
| 2001 | 52.79 |
| 2002 | 52.44 |
| 2003 | 52.18 |
| 2004 | 51.88 |
| 2005 | 51.49 |
| 2006 | 50.86 |
| 2007 | 50.19 |
| 2008 | 49.57 |
| 2009 | 49.11 |
| 2010 | 48.82 |
| 2011 | 49.27 |
| 2012 | 49.76 |
| 2013 | 50.30 |
| 2014 | 50.92 |
| 2015 | 51.58 |
| 2016 | 52.00 |
| 2017 | 52.47 |
| 2018 | 52.97 |
| 2019 | 53.47 |
| 2020 | 53.96 |
Age dependency ratio, old (% of working-age population)
The value for Age dependency ratio, old (% of working-age population) in Iceland was 24.05 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 24.05 in 2020 and a minimum value of 14.10 in 1960.
Definition: Age dependency ratio, old, is the ratio of older dependents--people 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.
Source: World Bank staff estimates based on age distributions of United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects: 2019 Revision.
See also:
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1960 | 14.10 |
| 1961 | 14.30 |
| 1962 | 14.45 |
| 1963 | 14.56 |
| 1964 | 14.66 |
| 1965 | 14.76 |
| 1966 | 14.84 |
| 1967 | 14.90 |
| 1968 | 14.94 |
| 1969 | 14.96 |
| 1970 | 14.97 |
| 1971 | 15.01 |
| 1972 | 15.04 |
| 1973 | 15.06 |
| 1974 | 15.06 |
| 1975 | 15.07 |
| 1976 | 15.21 |
| 1977 | 15.34 |
| 1978 | 15.48 |
| 1979 | 15.61 |
| 1980 | 15.75 |
| 1981 | 15.79 |
| 1982 | 15.82 |
| 1983 | 15.85 |
| 1984 | 15.90 |
| 1985 | 15.97 |
| 1986 | 16.07 |
| 1987 | 16.18 |
| 1988 | 16.30 |
| 1989 | 16.42 |
| 1990 | 16.57 |
| 1991 | 16.75 |
| 1992 | 16.94 |
| 1993 | 17.13 |
| 1994 | 17.31 |
| 1995 | 17.48 |
| 1996 | 17.58 |
| 1997 | 17.66 |
| 1998 | 17.74 |
| 1999 | 17.80 |
| 2000 | 17.81 |
| 2001 | 17.84 |
| 2002 | 17.84 |
| 2003 | 17.83 |
| 2004 | 17.84 |
| 2005 | 17.89 |
| 2006 | 17.78 |
| 2007 | 17.70 |
| 2008 | 17.68 |
| 2009 | 17.73 |
| 2010 | 17.87 |
| 2011 | 18.31 |
| 2012 | 18.84 |
| 2013 | 19.44 |
| 2014 | 20.10 |
| 2015 | 20.79 |
| 2016 | 21.38 |
| 2017 | 22.00 |
| 2018 | 22.63 |
| 2019 | 23.31 |
| 2020 | 24.05 |
Age dependency ratio, young (% of working-age population)
The value for Age dependency ratio, young (% of working-age population) in Iceland was 29.90 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 61.79 in 1962 and a minimum value of 29.90 in 2020.
Definition: 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.
Source: World Bank staff estimates based on age distributions of United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects: 2019 Revision.
See also:
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1960 | 61.15 |
| 1961 | 61.69 |
| 1962 | 61.79 |
| 1963 | 61.54 |
| 1964 | 61.09 |
| 1965 | 60.50 |
| 1966 | 59.83 |
| 1967 | 58.99 |
| 1968 | 57.99 |
| 1969 | 56.88 |
| 1970 | 55.71 |
| 1971 | 54.36 |
| 1972 | 53.15 |
| 1973 | 51.98 |
| 1974 | 50.76 |
| 1975 | 49.44 |
| 1976 | 48.43 |
| 1977 | 47.24 |
| 1978 | 45.99 |
| 1979 | 44.85 |
| 1980 | 43.93 |
| 1981 | 43.13 |
| 1982 | 42.54 |
| 1983 | 42.10 |
| 1984 | 41.65 |
| 1985 | 41.16 |
| 1986 | 40.71 |
| 1987 | 40.19 |
| 1988 | 39.63 |
| 1989 | 39.14 |
| 1990 | 38.74 |
| 1991 | 38.49 |
| 1992 | 38.39 |
| 1993 | 38.33 |
| 1994 | 38.20 |
| 1995 | 37.94 |
| 1996 | 37.75 |
| 1997 | 37.27 |
| 1998 | 36.63 |
| 1999 | 36.05 |
| 2000 | 35.60 |
| 2001 | 34.95 |
| 2002 | 34.60 |
| 2003 | 34.35 |
| 2004 | 34.04 |
| 2005 | 33.60 |
| 2006 | 33.08 |
| 2007 | 32.49 |
| 2008 | 31.89 |
| 2009 | 31.38 |
| 2010 | 30.95 |
| 2011 | 30.96 |
| 2012 | 30.92 |
| 2013 | 30.86 |
| 2014 | 30.82 |
| 2015 | 30.79 |
| 2016 | 30.62 |
| 2017 | 30.48 |
| 2018 | 30.34 |
| 2019 | 30.15 |
| 2020 | 29.90 |
Classification
Topic: Health Indicators
Sub-Topic: Population
