Tonga vs Tuvalu: Age dependency ratio, old
Tonga
11.8%
in 2025
Tuvalu
11.7%
in 2025
Tonga rank
117th
Tuvalu rank
118th
Age dependency ratio, old over time
- Tonga
- Tuvalu
How they compare
Tonga currently reports 11.8% against 11.7% in Tuvalu, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Tuvalu ahead.
Tonga ranks 117th and Tuvalu ranks 118th of 217 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Tonga averaged higher in 3 and Tuvalu in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Tonga | Tuvalu | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.1% | 7.8% | 1.7% | Tuvalu |
| 1970s | 6.4% | 7.7% | 1.4% | Tuvalu |
| 1980s | 7.3% | 7.4% | 0.2% | Tuvalu |
| 1990s | 8.9% | 10.3% | 1.3% | Tuvalu |
| 2000s | 10.0% | 9.7% | 0.3% | Tonga |
| 2010s | 10.5% | 8.7% | 1.8% | Tonga |
| 2020s | 11.3% | 10.1% | 1.2% | Tonga |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, old, Tonga or Tuvalu?
- Tonga, at 11.8% against 11.7% in Tuvalu as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio, old between Tonga and Tuvalu?
- 0.1%, with Tonga ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Tonga and Tuvalu?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Tonga and Tuvalu rank globally for age dependency ratio, old?
- Tonga ranks 117th and Tuvalu ranks 118th 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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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.