Papua New Guinea vs Tanzania: Age dependency ratio, old (% of working-age population)
Papua New Guinea
5.7%
in 2025
Tanzania
5.6%
in 2025
Papua New Guinea rank
187th
Tanzania rank
189th
Age dependency ratio, old (% of working-age population) over time
- Papua New Guinea
- Tanzania
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 5.7% against 5.6% in Tanzania, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Tanzania ahead.
Papua New Guinea ranks 187th and Tanzania ranks 189th of 218 countries.
Tanzania has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Papua New Guinea | Tanzania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.0% | 4.7% | 2.7% | Tanzania |
| 1970s | 2.1% | 5.3% | 3.3% | Tanzania |
| 1980s | 3.1% | 6.0% | 2.9% | Tanzania |
| 1990s | 4.2% | 5.6% | 1.4% | Tanzania |
| 2000s | 4.5% | 5.2% | 0.8% | Tanzania |
| 2010s | 4.7% | 5.6% | 0.9% | Tanzania |
| 2020s | 5.3% | 5.6% | 0.3% | Tanzania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, old, Papua New Guinea or Tanzania?
- Papua New Guinea, at 5.7% against 5.6% in Tanzania as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio, old between Papua New Guinea and Tanzania?
- 0.1%, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Tanzania?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Papua New Guinea and Tanzania rank globally for age dependency ratio, old?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 187th and Tanzania ranks 189th 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.