Mongolia vs Papua New Guinea: Age dependency ratio young of working age population

Mongolia
52.22
in 2023
Papua New Guinea
53.79
in 2023
Mongolia rank
61st
Papua New Guinea rank
58th

Age dependency ratio young of working age population over time

  • Mongolia
  • Papua New Guinea
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How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 53.79 against 52.22 in Mongolia, a difference of 1.57.

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

Mongolia ranks 61st and Papua New Guinea ranks 58th of 229 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Mongolia averaged higher in 2 and Papua New Guinea in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mongolia Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1950s 57.72 74.43 16.71 Papua New Guinea
1960s 80.61 81.82 1.22 Papua New Guinea
1970s 91.6 84.73 6.88 Mongolia
1980s 80.08 77.02 3.05 Mongolia
1990s 68.25 72.83 4.58 Papua New Guinea
2000s 47.21 66.49 19.28 Papua New Guinea
2010s 44.59 59.67 15.08 Papua New Guinea
2020s 52.36 54.79 2.43 Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher age dependency ratio young of working age population, Mongolia or Papua New Guinea?
Papua New Guinea, at 53.79 against 52.22 in Mongolia as of 2023.
What is the difference in age dependency ratio young of working age population between Mongolia and Papua New Guinea?
1.57, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mongolia and Papua New Guinea?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Mongolia and Papua New Guinea rank globally for age dependency ratio young of working age population?
Mongolia ranks 61st and Papua New Guinea ranks 58th of 229 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Age dependency ratio young of working age population. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Age dependency ratio young 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