New Zealand vs Niue: Age dependency breakdown
New Zealand
25.9%
in 2023
Niue
26.6%
in 2023
New Zealand rank
60th
Niue rank
57th
Age dependency breakdown over time
- New Zealand
- Niue
How they compare
Niue currently reports 26.6% against 25.9% in New Zealand, a difference of 0.7%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was New Zealand ahead.
New Zealand ranks 60th and Niue ranks 57th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, New Zealand averaged higher in 7 and Niue in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | New Zealand | Niue | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 15.0% | 9.1% | 5.9% | New Zealand |
| 1960s | 14.3% | 10.4% | 3.9% | New Zealand |
| 1970s | 14.5% | 12.0% | 2.5% | New Zealand |
| 1980s | 15.9% | 14.0% | 1.9% | New Zealand |
| 1990s | 17.4% | 14.9% | 2.5% | New Zealand |
| 2000s | 18.3% | 17.4% | 0.9% | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 21.7% | 21.4% | 0.4% | New Zealand |
| 2020s | 24.9% | 25.5% | 0.6% | Niue |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency breakdown, New Zealand or Niue?
- Niue, at 26.6% against 25.9% in New Zealand as of 2023.
- What is the difference in age dependency breakdown between New Zealand and Niue?
- 0.7%, with Niue ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Niue?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do New Zealand and Niue rank globally for age dependency breakdown?
- New Zealand ranks 60th and Niue ranks 57th 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
Number of people aged 65 and over per 100 working-age people (aged 15 to 64).