Age dependency ratio, old in Iceland
Iceland: Age dependency ratio, old was 24.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Age dependency ratio, old in Iceland, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in % of working-age population.
Analysis
Iceland recorded 24.0% for age dependency ratio, old in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
The figure is up 2.3% on the previous year and up 16.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age dependency ratio, old in Iceland peaked at 24.0% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 14.1%, in 1960.
Iceland ranks 61st of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 14.6% | 14.1% | 14.9% | 10 |
| 1970s | 15.2% | 15.0% | 15.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 16.0% | 15.7% | 16.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 17.3% | 16.5% | 17.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 17.6% | 17.1% | 17.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.1% | 18.1% | 21.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.9% | 21.8% | 24.0% | 6 |
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More health data for Iceland
- Population ages 0-14, male 17.6% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total 68,741 (2025)
- Age population, age 17, male, interpolated 2,599 (2025)
- Age population, age 17, female, interpolated 2,468 (2025)
- Age population, age 16, male, interpolated 2,660 (2025)
- Age population, age 16, female, interpolated 2,511 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 2,511 (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male 35,371 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, male, interpolated 2,561 (2025)
- Population, female 48.8% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is age dependency ratio, old in Iceland?
- Age dependency ratio, old in Iceland was 24.0% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest age dependency ratio, old recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 24.0% in 2025.
- What is the lowest age dependency ratio, old recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.1% in 1960.
- How does Iceland rank for age dependency ratio, old?
- Iceland ranks 61st out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is age dependency ratio, old rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iceland data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Age dependency ratio, old (% of working-age population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.