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

Papua New Guinea
53.79
in 2023
Tuvalu
53.28
in 2023
Papua New Guinea rank
59th
Tuvalu rank
60th

Age dependency ratio young of working age population over time

  • Papua New Guinea
  • Tuvalu
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How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 53.79 against 53.28 in Tuvalu, a difference of 0.51.

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

Papua New Guinea ranks 59th and Tuvalu ranks 60th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Papua New Guinea averaged higher in 7 and Tuvalu in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Papua New Guinea Tuvalu Difference Ahead
1950s 74.43 59.07 15.36 Papua New Guinea
1960s 81.82 82.62 0.7953 Tuvalu
1970s 84.73 69.22 15.51 Papua New Guinea
1980s 77.02 52.54 24.49 Papua New Guinea
1990s 72.83 61.47 11.36 Papua New Guinea
2000s 66.49 59.13 7.37 Papua New Guinea
2010s 59.67 51.36 8.31 Papua New Guinea
2020s 54.79 51.45 3.34 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, Papua New Guinea or Tuvalu?
Papua New Guinea, at 53.79 against 53.28 in Tuvalu as of 2023.
What is the difference in age dependency ratio young of working age population between Papua New Guinea and Tuvalu?
0.51, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Tuvalu?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Papua New Guinea and Tuvalu rank globally for age dependency ratio young of working age population?
Papua New Guinea ranks 59th and Tuvalu ranks 60th of 236 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