Denmark vs Papua New Guinea: Age dependency ratio
Denmark
57.9%
in 2025
Papua New Guinea
58.1%
in 2025
Denmark rank
87th
Papua New Guinea rank
84th
Age dependency ratio over time
- Denmark
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 58.1% against 57.9% in Denmark, a difference of 0.2%.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Papua New Guinea has been ahead every year.
Denmark ranks 87th and Papua New Guinea ranks 84th of 218 countries.
Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 54.8% | 83.8% | 29.0% | Papua New Guinea |
| 1970s | 55.7% | 86.8% | 31.1% | Papua New Guinea |
| 1980s | 51.0% | 80.1% | 29.1% | Papua New Guinea |
| 1990s | 48.6% | 77.0% | 28.4% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 51.1% | 71.0% | 19.9% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 55.0% | 64.3% | 9.3% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 57.4% | 59.4% | 2.0% | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, Denmark or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 58.1% against 57.9% in Denmark as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio between Denmark and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.2%, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Papua New Guinea?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Denmark and Papua New Guinea rank globally for age dependency ratio?
- Denmark ranks 87th and Papua New Guinea ranks 84th of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Age dependency ratio (% 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 is the ratio of dependents--people younger than 15 or 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.