Gibraltar vs New Zealand: Total dependency ratio
Gibraltar
54.5%
in 2023
New Zealand
54.2%
in 2023
Gibraltar rank
124th
New Zealand rank
125th
Total dependency ratio over time
- Gibraltar
- New Zealand
How they compare
Gibraltar currently reports 54.5% against 54.2% in New Zealand, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was New Zealand ahead.
Gibraltar ranks 124th and New Zealand ranks 125th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Gibraltar averaged higher in 3 and New Zealand in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gibraltar | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 48.1% | 66.5% | 18.5% | New Zealand |
| 1960s | 51.8% | 69.9% | 18.0% | New Zealand |
| 1970s | 53.8% | 64.0% | 10.2% | New Zealand |
| 1980s | 52.4% | 54.6% | 2.2% | New Zealand |
| 1990s | 50.9% | 52.6% | 1.7% | New Zealand |
| 2000s | 51.8% | 51.2% | 0.6% | Gibraltar |
| 2010s | 54.0% | 52.2% | 1.8% | Gibraltar |
| 2020s | 54.7% | 53.7% | 1.0% | Gibraltar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total dependency ratio, Gibraltar or New Zealand?
- Gibraltar, at 54.5% against 54.2% in New Zealand as of 2023.
- What is the difference in total dependency ratio between Gibraltar and New Zealand?
- 0.3%, with Gibraltar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gibraltar and New Zealand?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Gibraltar and New Zealand rank globally for total dependency ratio?
- Gibraltar ranks 124th and New Zealand ranks 125th 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
Number of children (under 15) and people aged 65 and over per 100 working-age people (aged 15 to 64).