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
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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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Indicator
Age dependency ratio, old (% of working-age population)
Unit
% of working-age population
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
266 places, 17,526 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

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.