Australia vs New Zealand: Age dependency ratio, old (% of working-age population)
Side-by-side comparison from World Bank Open Data.
In , Australia's Age dependency ratio, old (% of working-age population) was 27.52, compared to New Zealand's 26.58. That makes Australia's value 3.5% higher than New Zealand's.
Australia
Rank #47 of 217 globally
- Latest (2024)
- 27.52
- Year-over-year
- +2.2%
- 10-year change
- +25.0%
- Peak
- 27.52 (2024)
- Trough
- 19.13 (2005)
New Zealand
Rank #51 of 217 globally
- Latest (2024)
- 26.58
- Year-over-year
- +2.6%
- 10-year change
- +21.1%
- Peak
- 26.58 (2024)
- Trough
- 18.09 (2005)
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Source: World Bank Open Data (SP.POP.DPND.OL), CC BY 4.0.