Fiji vs Nepal: Age dependency ratio, old

Fiji
10.0%
in 2025
Nepal
10.1%
in 2025
Fiji rank
133rd
Nepal rank
131st

Age dependency ratio, old over time

  • Fiji
  • Nepal
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How they compare

Nepal currently reports 10.1% against 10.0% in Fiji, a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Fiji ahead.

Fiji ranks 133rd and Nepal ranks 131st of 217 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Fiji averaged higher in 1 and Nepal in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Fiji Nepal Difference Ahead
1960s 5.7% 5.5% 0.2% Fiji
1970s 4.8% 6.0% 1.2% Nepal
1980s 5.0% 6.5% 1.5% Nepal
1990s 5.1% 6.7% 1.6% Nepal
2000s 6.1% 7.3% 1.2% Nepal
2010s 7.9% 8.8% 0.9% Nepal
2020s 9.5% 9.7% 0.2% Nepal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher age dependency ratio, old, Fiji or Nepal?
Nepal, at 10.1% against 10.0% in Fiji as of 2025.
What is the difference in age dependency ratio, old between Fiji and Nepal?
0.1%, with Nepal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Fiji and Nepal?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Fiji and Nepal rank globally for age dependency ratio, old?
Fiji ranks 133rd and Nepal ranks 131st of 217 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.