Australia vs Netherlands: Total dependency ratio
Australia
54.8%
in 2023
Netherlands
54.6%
in 2023
Australia rank
119th
Netherlands rank
121st
Total dependency ratio over time
- Australia
- Netherlands
How they compare
Australia currently reports 54.8% against 54.6% in Netherlands, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Netherlands ahead.
Australia ranks 119th and Netherlands ranks 121st of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 6 and Netherlands in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 58.7% | 61.6% | 2.9% | Netherlands |
| 1960s | 61.7% | 61.5% | 0.2% | Australia |
| 1970s | 56.8% | 56.6% | 0.2% | Australia |
| 1980s | 51.4% | 47.2% | 4.2% | Australia |
| 1990s | 49.8% | 46.3% | 3.5% | Australia |
| 2000s | 48.6% | 48.1% | 0.6% | Australia |
| 2010s | 50.7% | 51.7% | 1.1% | Netherlands |
| 2020s | 54.3% | 54.3% | 0.0% | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total dependency ratio, Australia or Netherlands?
- Australia, at 54.8% against 54.6% in Netherlands as of 2023.
- What is the difference in total dependency ratio between Australia and Netherlands?
- 0.2%, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Netherlands?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Australia and Netherlands rank globally for total dependency ratio?
- Australia ranks 119th and Netherlands ranks 121st of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Total 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 children (under 15) and people aged 65 and over per 100 working-age people (aged 15 to 64).