Age dependency breakdown in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Age dependency breakdown was 5.3% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Age dependency breakdown in Papua New Guinea, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, age dependency breakdown in Papua New Guinea stood at 5.3%. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.8% on the previous year and up 15.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age dependency breakdown in Papua New Guinea peaked at 5.3% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.9%, in 1952.
That places Papua New Guinea 209th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.9% | 1.9% | 2.0% | 10 |
| 1960s | 2.0% | 1.9% | 2.0% | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.1% | 2.0% | 2.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.1% | 2.4% | 3.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.2% | 3.9% | 4.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.5% | 4.4% | 4.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.7% | 4.5% | 4.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.1% | 5.0% | 5.3% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is age dependency breakdown in Papua New Guinea?
- Age dependency breakdown in Papua New Guinea was 5.3% in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest age dependency breakdown recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 5.3% in 2023.
- What is the lowest age dependency breakdown recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.9% in 1952.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for age dependency breakdown?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 209th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is age dependency breakdown rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Age dependency breakdown. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The number of people aged 65 and over per 100 working-age people (aged 15 to 64).