Australia vs Niue: Old-age dependency ratio
Australia
26.9%
in 2023
Niue
26.6%
in 2023
Australia rank
54th
Niue rank
57th
Old-age dependency ratio over time
- Australia
- Niue
How they compare
Australia currently reports 26.9% against 26.6% in Niue, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 54th and Niue ranks 57th of 236 countries.
Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Niue | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 13.2% | 9.1% | 4.2% | Australia |
| 1960s | 13.7% | 10.4% | 3.3% | Australia |
| 1970s | 13.7% | 12.0% | 1.7% | Australia |
| 1980s | 15.4% | 14.0% | 1.5% | Australia |
| 1990s | 17.6% | 14.9% | 2.7% | Australia |
| 2000s | 19.0% | 17.4% | 1.6% | Australia |
| 2010s | 22.2% | 21.4% | 0.8% | Australia |
| 2020s | 26.0% | 25.5% | 0.5% | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher old-age dependency ratio, Australia or Niue?
- Australia, at 26.9% against 26.6% in Niue as of 2023.
- What is the difference in old-age dependency ratio between Australia and Niue?
- 0.3%, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Niue?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Australia and Niue rank globally for old-age dependency ratio?
- Australia ranks 54th 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 Old-age dependency ratio. 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).