Northern America vs Turkey: Labour dependency ratio
Labour dependency ratio over time
- Northern America
- Turkey
How they compare
Turkey currently reports 1.51 against 1.04 in Northern America, a difference of 0.47.
That makes Turkey's figure about 1.4 times Northern America's.
Across all 37 years both countries report, Turkey has been ahead every year.
Northern America ranks 72nd and Turkey ranks 70th of 87 groups.
Turkey has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Northern America | Turkey | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.07 | 2.01 | 0.9343 | Turkey |
| 2000s | 1.03 | 2.25 | 1.22 | Turkey |
| 2010s | 1.09 | 1.89 | 0.8039 | Turkey |
| 2020s | 1.05 | 1.67 | 0.6204 | Turkey |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher labour dependency ratio, Northern America or Turkey?
- Turkey, at 1.51 against 1.04 in Northern America as of 2027.
- What is the difference in labour dependency ratio between Northern America and Turkey?
- 0.47, with Turkey ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Northern America and Turkey?
- 37 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2027.
- How do Northern America and Turkey rank globally for labour dependency ratio?
- Northern America ranks 72nd and Turkey ranks 70th of 87 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Labour Organization, published as Labour dependency ratio (ILO modelled estimates). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Imputed observations are not based on national data, are subject to high uncertainty and should not be used for country comparisons or rankings. This series is based on the 13th ICLS definitions. This indicator provides the ratio of dependents (persons aged 0 to 14 + persons aged 15 and above that are either outside the labour force or unemployed) to total employment. For more information, refer to the ILO Modelled Estimates (ILOEST) database description.