Cook Islands vs Tokelau: Youth dependency ratio
Cook Islands
39.9%
in 2023
Tokelau
41.2%
in 2023
Cook Islands rank
95th
Tokelau rank
92nd
Youth dependency ratio over time
- Cook Islands
- Tokelau
How they compare
Tokelau currently reports 41.2% against 39.9% in Cook Islands, a difference of 1.3%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Cook Islands ahead.
Cook Islands ranks 95th and Tokelau ranks 92nd of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Cook Islands averaged higher in 3 and Tokelau in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cook Islands | Tokelau | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 90.1% | 80.3% | 9.8% | Cook Islands |
| 1960s | 107.5% | 99.3% | 8.1% | Cook Islands |
| 1970s | 106.4% | 99.1% | 7.3% | Cook Islands |
| 1980s | 72.3% | 76.0% | 3.7% | Tokelau |
| 1990s | 59.7% | 75.1% | 15.4% | Tokelau |
| 2000s | 51.5% | 63.8% | 12.3% | Tokelau |
| 2010s | 39.2% | 48.2% | 9.0% | Tokelau |
| 2020s | 39.5% | 44.3% | 4.9% | Tokelau |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher youth dependency ratio, Cook Islands or Tokelau?
- Tokelau, at 41.2% against 39.9% in Cook Islands as of 2023.
- What is the difference in youth dependency ratio between Cook Islands and Tokelau?
- 1.3%, with Tokelau ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cook Islands and Tokelau?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Cook Islands and Tokelau rank globally for youth dependency ratio?
- Cook Islands ranks 95th and Tokelau ranks 92nd 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).