Ethiopia vs Papua New Guinea: Age dependency ratio, old
Ethiopia
5.7%
in 2025
Papua New Guinea
5.7%
in 2025
Ethiopia rank
185th
Papua New Guinea rank
187th
Age dependency ratio, old over time
- Ethiopia
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Ethiopia currently reports 5.7% against 5.7% in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.0%.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Ethiopia has been ahead every year.
Ethiopia ranks 185th and Papua New Guinea ranks 187th of 218 countries.
Ethiopia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ethiopia | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.1% | 2.0% | 3.1% | Ethiopia |
| 1970s | 5.4% | 2.1% | 3.4% | Ethiopia |
| 1980s | 5.4% | 3.1% | 2.3% | Ethiopia |
| 1990s | 5.3% | 4.2% | 1.2% | Ethiopia |
| 2000s | 5.3% | 4.5% | 0.8% | Ethiopia |
| 2010s | 5.4% | 4.7% | 0.7% | Ethiopia |
| 2020s | 5.5% | 5.3% | 0.2% | Ethiopia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, old, Ethiopia or Papua New Guinea?
- Ethiopia, at 5.7% against 5.7% in Papua New Guinea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio, old between Ethiopia and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.0%, with Ethiopia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Papua New Guinea?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Ethiopia and Papua New Guinea rank globally for age dependency ratio, old?
- Ethiopia ranks 185th and Papua New Guinea ranks 187th 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.