New Zealand vs Russia: Age dependency ratio, old (% of working-age population)
New Zealand
27.3%
in 2025
Russia
27.3%
in 2025
New Zealand rank
52nd
Russia rank
51st
Age dependency ratio, old (% of working-age population) over time
- New Zealand
- Russia
How they compare
Russia currently reports 27.3% against 27.3% in New Zealand, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was New Zealand ahead.
New Zealand ranks 52nd and Russia ranks 51st of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, New Zealand averaged higher in 6 and Russia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | New Zealand | Russia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 14.3% | 10.3% | 4.0% | New Zealand |
| 1970s | 14.5% | 13.0% | 1.5% | New Zealand |
| 1980s | 15.9% | 14.4% | 1.5% | New Zealand |
| 1990s | 17.4% | 17.1% | 0.3% | New Zealand |
| 2000s | 18.3% | 18.6% | 0.3% | Russia |
| 2010s | 21.8% | 19.4% | 2.4% | New Zealand |
| 2020s | 25.6% | 25.0% | 0.7% | New Zealand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, old, New Zealand or Russia?
- Russia, at 27.3% against 27.3% in New Zealand as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio, old between New Zealand and Russia?
- 0.0%, with Russia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Russia?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do New Zealand and Russia rank globally for age dependency ratio, old?
- New Zealand ranks 52nd and Russia ranks 51st 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.