Aruba vs New Zealand: Age dependency ratio, old
Aruba
27.0%
in 2025
New Zealand
27.3%
in 2025
Aruba rank
53rd
New Zealand rank
52nd
Age dependency ratio, old over time
- Aruba
- New Zealand
How they compare
New Zealand currently reports 27.3% against 27.0% in Aruba, a difference of 0.3%.
Across all 66 years both countries report, New Zealand has been ahead every year.
Aruba ranks 53rd and New Zealand ranks 52nd of 218 countries.
New Zealand has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Aruba | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.6% | 14.3% | 8.7% | New Zealand |
| 1970s | 8.2% | 14.5% | 6.3% | New Zealand |
| 1980s | 10.5% | 15.9% | 5.4% | New Zealand |
| 1990s | 9.6% | 17.4% | 7.9% | New Zealand |
| 2000s | 11.4% | 18.3% | 6.9% | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 16.7% | 21.8% | 5.1% | New Zealand |
| 2020s | 24.2% | 25.6% | 1.4% | New Zealand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, old, Aruba or New Zealand?
- New Zealand, at 27.3% against 27.0% in Aruba as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio, old between Aruba and New Zealand?
- 0.3%, with New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Aruba and New Zealand?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Aruba and New Zealand rank globally for age dependency ratio, old?
- Aruba ranks 53rd and New Zealand ranks 52nd of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Age dependency ratio, old (% of working-age population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Age dependency ratio, old, is the ratio of older dependents--people older than 64--to the working-age population--those ages 15-64. Data are shown as the proportion of dependents per 100 working-age population.