Aruba vs New Zealand: Age dependency breakdown

Aruba
24.6%
in 2023
New Zealand
25.9%
in 2023
Aruba rank
63rd
New Zealand rank
60th

Age dependency breakdown over time

  • Aruba
  • New Zealand
510152025195019862023

How they compare

New Zealand currently reports 25.9% against 24.6% in Aruba, a difference of 1.3%.

That makes New Zealand's figure about 1.1 times Aruba's.

Across all 74 years both countries report, New Zealand has been ahead every year.

Aruba ranks 63rd and New Zealand ranks 60th of 236 countries.

New Zealand has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Aruba New Zealand Difference Ahead
1950s 7.1% 15.0% 7.9% New Zealand
1960s 5.6% 14.3% 8.7% New Zealand
1970s 8.3% 14.5% 6.3% New Zealand
1980s 10.5% 15.9% 5.4% New Zealand
1990s 9.6% 17.4% 7.8% New Zealand
2000s 11.4% 18.3% 6.9% New Zealand
2010s 16.7% 21.7% 5.0% New Zealand
2020s 23.1% 24.9% 1.8% New Zealand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher age dependency breakdown, Aruba or New Zealand?
New Zealand, at 25.9% against 24.6% in Aruba as of 2023.
What is the difference in age dependency breakdown between Aruba and New Zealand?
1.3%, with New Zealand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Aruba and New Zealand?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Aruba and New Zealand rank globally for age dependency breakdown?
Aruba ranks 63rd and New Zealand ranks 60th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Age dependency breakdown. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Age dependency breakdown
Unit
%
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed

Number of people aged 65 and over per 100 working-age people (aged 15 to 64).