Age dependency ratio in Norway
Norway: Age dependency ratio was 53.9% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Age dependency ratio in Norway, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in % of working-age population.
Analysis
In 2025, age dependency ratio in Norway stood at 53.9%.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age dependency ratio in Norway peaked at 60.0% in 1975 and was at its lowest, 50.9%, in 2009.
That places Norway 121st out of 215 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 58.4% | 57.7% | 59.4% | 10 |
| 1970s | 59.7% | 59.0% | 60.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 56.1% | 54.4% | 58.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 54.7% | 54.4% | 54.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 52.5% | 50.9% | 54.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 52.1% | 51.0% | 53.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 53.9% | 53.7% | 54.1% | 6 |
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More health data for Norway
- Age population, age 12, male, interpolated 32,797 (2025)
- Age dependency ratio, old 29.4% (2025)
- Age population, age 14, male, interpolated 34,226 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, female, interpolated 32,451 (2025)
- Age population, age 13, male, interpolated 33,606 (2025)
- Age population, age 13, female, interpolated 31,805 (2025)
- Population, female 49.6% (2025)
- Age population, age 12, female, interpolated 31,359 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total 3.65 million (2025)
- Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 33,282 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is age dependency ratio in Norway?
- Age dependency ratio in Norway was 53.9% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest age dependency ratio recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 60.0% in 1975.
- What is the lowest age dependency ratio recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 50.9% in 2009.
- How does Norway rank for age dependency ratio?
- Norway ranks 121st out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is age dependency ratio rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Norway data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Age dependency ratio (% of working-age population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.