Australia vs New Zealand: Youth dependency ratio
Australia
27.9%
in 2023
New Zealand
28.3%
in 2023
Australia rank
145th
New Zealand rank
142nd
Youth dependency ratio over time
- Australia
- New Zealand
How they compare
New Zealand currently reports 28.3% against 27.9% in Australia, a difference of 0.4%.
Across all 74 years both countries report, New Zealand has been ahead every year.
Australia ranks 145th and New Zealand ranks 142nd of 236 countries.
New Zealand has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 45.4% | 51.5% | 6.1% | New Zealand |
| 1960s | 48.0% | 55.5% | 7.6% | New Zealand |
| 1970s | 43.1% | 49.4% | 6.3% | New Zealand |
| 1980s | 35.9% | 38.7% | 2.8% | New Zealand |
| 1990s | 32.3% | 35.2% | 2.9% | New Zealand |
| 2000s | 29.6% | 32.9% | 3.3% | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 28.5% | 30.5% | 2.0% | New Zealand |
| 2020s | 28.3% | 28.8% | 0.5% | New Zealand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher youth dependency ratio, Australia or New Zealand?
- New Zealand, at 28.3% against 27.9% in Australia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in youth dependency ratio between Australia and New Zealand?
- 0.4%, with New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and New Zealand?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Australia and New Zealand rank globally for youth dependency ratio?
- Australia ranks 145th and New Zealand ranks 142nd of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Youth 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 per 100 working-age people (aged 15 to 64).