Fiji vs Micronesia (country): Age dependency ratio, old (% of working-age population)
Fiji
10.0%
in 2025
Micronesia (country)
9.9%
in 2025
Fiji rank
134th
Micronesia (country) rank
136th
Age dependency ratio, old (% of working-age population) over time
- Fiji
- Micronesia (country)
How they compare
Fiji currently reports 10.0% against 9.9% in Micronesia (country), a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Fiji ahead.
Fiji ranks 134th and Micronesia (country) ranks 136th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Fiji averaged higher in 3 and Micronesia (country) in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Fiji | Micronesia (country) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.7% | 6.5% | 0.8% | Micronesia (country) |
| 1970s | 4.8% | 6.0% | 1.2% | Micronesia (country) |
| 1980s | 5.0% | 5.6% | 0.6% | Micronesia (country) |
| 1990s | 5.1% | 6.0% | 0.8% | Micronesia (country) |
| 2000s | 6.1% | 5.7% | 0.4% | Fiji |
| 2010s | 7.9% | 6.3% | 1.6% | Fiji |
| 2020s | 9.5% | 9.0% | 0.5% | Fiji |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, old, Fiji or Micronesia (country)?
- Fiji, at 10.0% against 9.9% in Micronesia (country) as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio, old between Fiji and Micronesia (country)?
- 0.1%, with Fiji ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Fiji and Micronesia (country)?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Fiji and Micronesia (country) rank globally for age dependency ratio, old?
- Fiji ranks 134th and Micronesia (country) ranks 136th 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.