Tokelau vs United States: Total dependency ratio
Tokelau
53.2%
in 2023
United States
53.9%
in 2023
Tokelau rank
135th
United States rank
132nd
Total dependency ratio over time
- Tokelau
- United States
How they compare
United States currently reports 53.9% against 53.2% in Tokelau, a difference of 0.7%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Tokelau ahead.
Tokelau ranks 135th and United States ranks 132nd of 236 countries.
Tokelau has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Tokelau | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 89.6% | 60.4% | 29.2% | Tokelau |
| 1960s | 109.9% | 66.1% | 43.8% | Tokelau |
| 1970s | 111.5% | 55.9% | 55.6% | Tokelau |
| 1980s | 86.5% | 50.0% | 36.5% | Tokelau |
| 1990s | 88.1% | 51.5% | 36.6% | Tokelau |
| 2000s | 78.0% | 48.6% | 29.4% | Tokelau |
| 2010s | 63.2% | 50.1% | 13.0% | Tokelau |
| 2020s | 56.5% | 53.2% | 3.3% | Tokelau |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total dependency ratio, Tokelau or United States?
- United States, at 53.9% against 53.2% in Tokelau as of 2023.
- What is the difference in total dependency ratio between Tokelau and United States?
- 0.7%, with United States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Tokelau and United States?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Tokelau and United States rank globally for total dependency ratio?
- Tokelau ranks 135th and United States ranks 132nd 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).