New Caledonia vs Trinidad and Tobago: Age dependency breakdown

New Caledonia
16.5%
in 2023
Trinidad and Tobago
16.9%
in 2023
New Caledonia rank
99th
Trinidad and Tobago rank
98th

Age dependency breakdown over time

  • New Caledonia
  • Trinidad and Tobago
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How they compare

Trinidad and Tobago currently reports 16.9% against 16.5% in New Caledonia, a difference of 0.4%.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was New Caledonia ahead.

New Caledonia ranks 99th and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 98th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, New Caledonia averaged higher in 4 and Trinidad and Tobago in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade New Caledonia Trinidad and Tobago Difference Ahead
1950s 7.0% 6.2% 0.7% New Caledonia
1960s 5.7% 6.6% 0.8% Trinidad and Tobago
1970s 6.3% 7.4% 1.2% Trinidad and Tobago
1980s 6.9% 7.2% 0.3% Trinidad and Tobago
1990s 7.3% 7.2% 0.1% New Caledonia
2000s 9.6% 7.4% 2.2% New Caledonia
2010s 13.0% 10.9% 2.1% New Caledonia
2020s 15.8% 15.8% 0.0% Trinidad and Tobago

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher age dependency breakdown, New Caledonia or Trinidad and Tobago?
Trinidad and Tobago, at 16.9% against 16.5% in New Caledonia as of 2023.
What is the difference in age dependency breakdown between New Caledonia and Trinidad and Tobago?
0.4%, with Trinidad and Tobago ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for New Caledonia and Trinidad and Tobago?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do New Caledonia and Trinidad and Tobago rank globally for age dependency breakdown?
New Caledonia ranks 99th and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 98th 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

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