Marshall Islands vs Niue: Total dependency ratio
Marshall Islands
64.2%
in 2023
Niue
65.0%
in 2023
Marshall Islands rank
63rd
Niue rank
62nd
Total dependency ratio over time
- Marshall Islands
- Niue
How they compare
Niue currently reports 65.0% against 64.2% in Marshall Islands, a difference of 0.8%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Marshall Islands ahead.
Marshall Islands ranks 63rd and Niue ranks 62nd of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Marshall Islands averaged higher in 5 and Niue in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Marshall Islands | Niue | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 103.2% | 88.2% | 15.0% | Marshall Islands |
| 1960s | 109.4% | 113.5% | 4.1% | Niue |
| 1970s | 105.5% | 110.1% | 4.5% | Niue |
| 1980s | 115.2% | 83.7% | 31.6% | Marshall Islands |
| 1990s | 98.0% | 66.5% | 31.5% | Marshall Islands |
| 2000s | 72.7% | 60.2% | 12.5% | Marshall Islands |
| 2010s | 67.9% | 63.4% | 4.6% | Marshall Islands |
| 2020s | 62.9% | 64.9% | 2.0% | Niue |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total dependency ratio, Marshall Islands or Niue?
- Niue, at 65.0% against 64.2% in Marshall Islands as of 2023.
- What is the difference in total dependency ratio between Marshall Islands and Niue?
- 0.8%, with Niue ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Marshall Islands and Niue?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Marshall Islands and Niue rank globally for total dependency ratio?
- Marshall Islands ranks 63rd 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).