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Age dependency ratio — Greenland

Age dependency ratio in Greenland in 2025 — 47.6 per 100. Ranked 53 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has fallen by 43.9%.

2025 47.6 per 100 +3.08% vs 2024
World rank 53of 217
Period maximum 92.5 per 1001966
Period minimum 39.2 per 1001986

Trend over time

1960–2025 · per 100 people aged 15–64

Age dependency ratio — Greenland, 1960–20252040608010019601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 84.9 per 1001962: 87.5 per 1001964: 90.5 per 1001966: 92.5 per 1001968: 88.8 per 1001970: 85.2 per 1001972: 79.6 per 1001974: 72 per 1001976: 63 per 1001978: 55.1 per 1001980: 48.9 per 1001982: 43.4 per 1001984: 40 per 1001986: 39.2 per 1001988: 40.2 per 1001990: 42.1 per 1001992: 44.5 per 1001994: 46.5 per 1001996: 47.5 per 1001998: 47.6 per 1002000: 47 per 1002002: 45.8 per 1002004: 44.5 per 1002006: 43.2 per 1002008: 42.3 per 1002010: 41.5 per 1002012: 40.8 per 1002014: 40.5 per 1002016: 40.6 per 1002018: 41.1 per 1002020: 42.3 per 1002022: 43.6 per 1002024: 46.2 per 1002025: 47.6 per 100
Change over the period: −37.3 (−43.89%) Average annual rate: -0.88 %

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Greenland

Greenland 47.6 per 100
World 54.5 per 100
Europe & Central Asia 55.7 per 100
Northern Europe computed 57.8 per 100
High-income countries computed 55.6 per 100
Age dependency ratio — Greenland, by year Greenland All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 100 Change Change, %
2025 47.6 +1.4 +3.08%
2024 46.2 +1.5 +3.26%
2023 44.8 +1.1 +2.58%
2022 43.6 +0.7 +1.69%
2021 42.9 +0.6 +1.49%
2020 42.3 +0.6 +1.49%
2019 41.7 +0.5 +1.29%
2018 41.1 +0.3 +0.81%
2017 40.8 +0.2 +0.49%
2016 40.6 +0.1 +0.25%
2015 40.5 +0 +0.05%
2014 40.5 −0.1 −0.22%
2013 40.6 −0.2 −0.5%
2012 40.8 −0.3 −0.75%
2011 41.1 −0.4 −1.05%
2010 41.5 −0.4 −0.97%
2009 41.9 −0.3 −0.77%
2008 42.3 −0.4 −0.97%
2007 42.7 −0.5 −1.27%
2006 43.2 −0.6 −1.41%
2005 43.8 −0.6 −1.43%
2004 44.5 −0.6 −1.42%
2003 45.1 −0.7 −1.47%
2002 45.8 −0.7 −1.46%
2001 46.5 −0.6 −1.23%
2000 47 −0.4 −0.86%
1999 47.4 −0.2 −0.38%
1998 47.6 +0 +0.03%
1997 47.6 +0.1 +0.27%
1996 47.5 +0.3 +0.56%
1995 47.2 +0.7 +1.47%
1994 46.5 +1 +2.22%
1993 45.5 +1.1 +2.39%
1992 44.5 +1.1 +2.59%
1991 43.3 +1.2 +2.89%
1990 42.1 +1.1 +2.67%
1989 41 +0.8 +2.11%
1988 40.2 +0.7 +1.69%
1987 39.5 +0.3 +0.8%
1986 39.2 −0.1 −0.33%
1985 39.3 −0.7 −1.74%
1984 40 −1.4 −3.3%
1983 41.4 −2 −4.62%
1982 43.4 −2.5 −5.54%
1981 46 −2.9 −5.99%
1980 48.9 −3 −5.82%
1979 51.9 −3.2 −5.78%
1978 55.1 −3.6 −6.17%
1977 58.7 −4.3 −6.89%
1976 63 −4.7 −6.9%
1975 67.7 −4.3 −5.95%
1974 72 −3.9 −5.2%
1973 75.9 −3.6 −4.56%
1972 79.6 −3.3 −3.93%
1971 82.8 −2.4 −2.81%
1970 85.2 −1.8 −2.04%
1969 87 −1.8 −2.03%
1968 88.8 −1.9 −2.07%
1967 90.7 −1.8 −1.93%
1966 92.5 +0.1 +0.14%
1965 92.3 +1.8 +2%
1964 90.5 +1.6 +1.82%
1963 88.9 +1.4 +1.63%
1962 87.5 +1.2 +1.4%
1961 86.3 +1.4 +1.61%
1960 84.9 — —

Northern Europe, 2025

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

GL Greenland 47.6 IS Iceland 50.4 IE Ireland 52.2 JE Channel Islands 52.6 NO Norway 53.9 LT Lithuania 54.4 GB United Kingdom 57.9 DK Denmark 57.9 EE Estonia 58.9 LV Latvia 59.7 IM Isle of Man 60 SE Sweden 60.3 FO Faroe Islands 60.4 FI Finland 62.7
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About the indicator

The ratio of people younger than 15 and older than 64 to the population aged 15–64, per 100 people. It shows how many dependents there are for every 100 people of working age. The minimum of the ratio is the so-called demographic window, when children have already grown up but the population has not yet aged; it was in that period that the economic surges of East Asia took place.

Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.

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