Belarus vs New Zealand: Old-age dependency ratio
Belarus
25.7%
in 2023
New Zealand
25.9%
in 2023
Belarus rank
61st
New Zealand rank
60th
Old-age dependency ratio over time
- Belarus
- New Zealand
How they compare
New Zealand currently reports 25.9% against 25.7% in Belarus, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was New Zealand ahead.
Belarus ranks 61st and New Zealand ranks 60th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Belarus averaged higher in 3 and New Zealand in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belarus | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 11.2% | 15.0% | 3.8% | New Zealand |
| 1960s | 12.6% | 14.3% | 1.7% | New Zealand |
| 1970s | 15.2% | 14.5% | 0.6% | Belarus |
| 1980s | 15.1% | 15.9% | 0.8% | New Zealand |
| 1990s | 18.4% | 17.4% | 1.0% | Belarus |
| 2000s | 20.6% | 18.3% | 2.3% | Belarus |
| 2010s | 20.6% | 21.7% | 1.2% | New Zealand |
| 2020s | 24.5% | 24.9% | 0.4% | New Zealand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher old-age dependency ratio, Belarus or New Zealand?
- New Zealand, at 25.9% against 25.7% in Belarus as of 2023.
- What is the difference in old-age dependency ratio between Belarus and New Zealand?
- 0.2%, with New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belarus and New Zealand?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Belarus and New Zealand rank globally for old-age dependency ratio?
- Belarus ranks 61st 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 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).