Cook Islands vs Niger: Age dependency ratio of working age population

Cook Islands
60.57
in 2023
Niger
98.16
in 2023
Cook Islands rank
4th
Niger rank
3rd

Age dependency ratio of working age population over time

  • Cook Islands
  • Niger
0255075100125195019862023

How they compare

Niger currently reports 98.16 against 60.57 in Cook Islands, a difference of 37.59.

That makes Niger's figure about 1.6 times Cook Islands's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Niger ahead.

Cook Islands ranks 4th and Niger ranks 3rd of 7 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Cook Islands averaged higher in 2 and Niger in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cook Islands Niger Difference Ahead
1950s 95.91 101.9 5.98 Niger
1960s 114.08 100.14 13.94 Cook Islands
1970s 114.01 96.99 17.02 Cook Islands
1980s 80.31 96.08 15.77 Niger
1990s 68.18 96.06 27.88 Niger
2000s 62.77 102.6 39.83 Niger
2010s 54.06 106.37 52.31 Niger
2020s 58.23 100.19 41.96 Niger

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher age dependency ratio of working age population, Cook Islands or Niger?
Niger, at 98.16 against 60.57 in Cook Islands as of 2023.
What is the difference in age dependency ratio of working age population between Cook Islands and Niger?
37.59, with Niger ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cook Islands and Niger?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Cook Islands and Niger rank globally for age dependency ratio of working age population?
Cook Islands ranks 4th and Niger ranks 3rd of 7 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Age dependency ratio of working age population. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Cook Islands vs Niger: Age dependency ratio of working age population. Statizoid, drawing on Our World in Data. Retrieved 20 August 2026, from https://population.statizoid.com/compare/age-dependency-ratio-of-working-age-population/cook-islands/niger/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://population.statizoid.com/compare/age-dependency-ratio-of-working-age-population/cook-islands/niger/">Cook Islands vs Niger: Age dependency ratio of working age population</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Age dependency ratio of working age population
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed