Niue vs Tuvalu: Total dependency ratio
Niue
65.0%
in 2023
Tuvalu
63.7%
in 2023
Niue rank
62nd
Tuvalu rank
65th
Total dependency ratio over time
- Niue
- Tuvalu
How they compare
Niue currently reports 65.0% against 63.7% in Tuvalu, a difference of 1.3%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Niue ahead.
Niue ranks 62nd and Tuvalu ranks 65th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Niue averaged higher in 6 and Tuvalu in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Niue | Tuvalu | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 88.2% | 66.4% | 21.8% | Niue |
| 1960s | 113.5% | 90.6% | 22.9% | Niue |
| 1970s | 110.1% | 77.1% | 33.0% | Niue |
| 1980s | 83.7% | 60.1% | 23.6% | Niue |
| 1990s | 66.5% | 71.8% | 5.3% | Tuvalu |
| 2000s | 60.2% | 68.9% | 8.7% | Tuvalu |
| 2010s | 63.4% | 60.1% | 3.2% | Niue |
| 2020s | 64.9% | 61.1% | 3.8% | Niue |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total dependency ratio, Niue or Tuvalu?
- Niue, at 65.0% against 63.7% in Tuvalu as of 2023.
- What is the difference in total dependency ratio between Niue and Tuvalu?
- 1.3%, with Niue ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Niue and Tuvalu?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Niue and Tuvalu rank globally for total dependency ratio?
- Niue ranks 62nd and Tuvalu ranks 65th 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).