Kiribati vs Niue: Total dependency ratio
Kiribati
64.1%
in 2023
Niue
65.0%
in 2023
Kiribati rank
64th
Niue rank
62nd
Total dependency ratio over time
- Kiribati
- Niue
How they compare
Niue currently reports 65.0% against 64.1% in Kiribati, a difference of 0.9%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Kiribati ahead.
Kiribati ranks 64th and Niue ranks 62nd of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Kiribati averaged higher in 3 and Niue in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kiribati | Niue | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 86.4% | 88.2% | 1.9% | Niue |
| 1960s | 94.2% | 113.5% | 19.3% | Niue |
| 1970s | 91.1% | 110.1% | 19.0% | Niue |
| 1980s | 76.4% | 83.7% | 7.3% | Niue |
| 1990s | 79.4% | 66.5% | 13.0% | Kiribati |
| 2000s | 71.9% | 60.2% | 11.7% | Kiribati |
| 2010s | 64.7% | 63.4% | 1.3% | Kiribati |
| 2020s | 64.2% | 64.9% | 0.7% | Niue |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total dependency ratio, Kiribati or Niue?
- Niue, at 65.0% against 64.1% in Kiribati as of 2023.
- What is the difference in total dependency ratio between Kiribati and Niue?
- 0.9%, with Niue ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kiribati and Niue?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Kiribati and Niue rank globally for total dependency ratio?
- Kiribati ranks 64th and Niue ranks 62nd 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
The number of children (under 15) and people aged 65 and over per 100 working-age people (aged 15 to 64).