Greenland vs New Caledonia: Youth dependency ratio
Greenland
30.1%
in 2023
New Caledonia
31.9%
in 2023
Greenland rank
131st
New Caledonia rank
128th
Youth dependency ratio over time
- Greenland
- New Caledonia
How they compare
New Caledonia currently reports 31.9% against 30.1% in Greenland, a difference of 1.8%.
That makes New Caledonia's figure about 1.1 times Greenland's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Greenland ahead.
Greenland ranks 131st and New Caledonia ranks 128th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Greenland averaged higher in 2 and New Caledonia in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Greenland | New Caledonia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 76.4% | 62.9% | 13.6% | Greenland |
| 1960s | 84.6% | 67.7% | 17.0% | Greenland |
| 1970s | 64.1% | 70.9% | 6.8% | New Caledonia |
| 1980s | 36.7% | 60.7% | 23.9% | New Caledonia |
| 1990s | 39.5% | 48.7% | 9.2% | New Caledonia |
| 2000s | 36.0% | 43.1% | 7.0% | New Caledonia |
| 2010s | 30.1% | 36.3% | 6.2% | New Caledonia |
| 2020s | 29.9% | 32.5% | 2.6% | New Caledonia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher youth dependency ratio, Greenland or New Caledonia?
- New Caledonia, at 31.9% against 30.1% in Greenland as of 2023.
- What is the difference in youth dependency ratio between Greenland and New Caledonia?
- 1.8%, with New Caledonia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greenland and New Caledonia?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Greenland and New Caledonia rank globally for youth dependency ratio?
- Greenland ranks 131st and New Caledonia ranks 128th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) β 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).