Belarus vs New Zealand: Age dependency ratio, old
Belarus
27.8%
in 2025
New Zealand
27.3%
in 2025
Belarus rank
49th
New Zealand rank
52nd
Age dependency ratio, old over time
- Belarus
- New Zealand
How they compare
Belarus currently reports 27.8% against 27.3% in New Zealand, a difference of 0.5%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was New Zealand ahead.
Belarus ranks 49th and New Zealand ranks 52nd of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Belarus averaged higher in 3 and New Zealand in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belarus | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 12.6% | 14.3% | 1.7% | New Zealand |
| 1970s | 15.2% | 14.5% | 0.6% | Belarus |
| 1980s | 15.1% | 15.9% | 0.8% | New Zealand |
| 1990s | 18.4% | 17.4% | 1.0% | Belarus |
| 2000s | 20.6% | 18.3% | 2.3% | Belarus |
| 2010s | 20.6% | 21.8% | 1.2% | New Zealand |
| 2020s | 25.4% | 25.6% | 0.2% | New Zealand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, old, Belarus or New Zealand?
- Belarus, at 27.8% against 27.3% in New Zealand as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio, old between Belarus and New Zealand?
- 0.5%, with Belarus ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belarus and New Zealand?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Belarus and New Zealand rank globally for age dependency ratio, old?
- Belarus ranks 49th 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.