Nigeria vs Papua New Guinea: Age dependency breakdown

Nigeria

5.5%

in 2023

Papua New Guinea

5.3%

in 2023

Nigeria rank

206th

Papua New Guinea rank

209th

Age dependency breakdown over time

Nigeria currently reports 5.5% against 5.3% in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.1%.

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

Nigeria ranks 206th and Papua New Guinea ranks 209th of 236 countries.

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: 07 August 2026

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