Tokelau vs Vietnam: Old-age dependency ratio
Tokelau
12.1%
in 2023
Vietnam
12.7%
in 2023
Tokelau rank
122nd
Vietnam rank
119th
Old-age dependency ratio over time
- Tokelau
- Vietnam
How they compare
Vietnam currently reports 12.7% against 12.1% in Tokelau, a difference of 0.6%.
That makes Vietnam's figure about 1.1 times Tokelau's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Tokelau ahead.
Tokelau ranks 122nd and Vietnam ranks 119th of 236 countries.
Tokelau has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Tokelau | Vietnam | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 9.3% | 7.5% | 1.7% | Tokelau |
| 1960s | 10.6% | 9.7% | 0.8% | Tokelau |
| 1970s | 12.4% | 9.9% | 2.5% | Tokelau |
| 1980s | 10.5% | 9.8% | 0.7% | Tokelau |
| 1990s | 13.0% | 9.6% | 3.4% | Tokelau |
| 2000s | 14.2% | 9.3% | 4.9% | Tokelau |
| 2010s | 15.0% | 9.3% | 5.6% | Tokelau |
| 2020s | 12.2% | 11.9% | 0.3% | Tokelau |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher old-age dependency ratio, Tokelau or Vietnam?
- Vietnam, at 12.7% against 12.1% in Tokelau as of 2023.
- What is the difference in old-age dependency ratio between Tokelau and Vietnam?
- 0.6%, with Vietnam ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Tokelau and Vietnam?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Tokelau and Vietnam rank globally for old-age dependency ratio?
- Tokelau ranks 122nd and Vietnam ranks 119th 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).