Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) vs Vanuatu: Age dependency ratio

Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
53.1%
in 2025
Vanuatu
73.4%
in 2025
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
30th
Vanuatu rank
32nd

Age dependency ratio over time

  • Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
  • Vanuatu
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How they compare

Vanuatu currently reports 73.4% against 53.1% in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 20.3%.

That makes Vanuatu's figure about 1.4 times Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.

Across all 66 years both countries report, Vanuatu has been ahead every year.

Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 30th and Vanuatu ranks 32nd of 47 groups.

Vanuatu has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) Vanuatu Difference Ahead
1960s 62.7% 94.6% 31.9% Vanuatu
1970s 57.8% 93.7% 35.8% Vanuatu
1980s 55.6% 93.5% 37.9% Vanuatu
1990s 54.5% 90.7% 36.2% Vanuatu
2000s 46.8% 76.9% 30.1% Vanuatu
2010s 46.1% 72.9% 26.9% Vanuatu
2020s 52.0% 74.9% 22.9% Vanuatu

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher age dependency ratio, Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) or Vanuatu?
Vanuatu, at 73.4% against 53.1% in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2025.
What is the difference in age dependency ratio between Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) and Vanuatu?
20.3%, with Vanuatu ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) and Vanuatu?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) and Vanuatu rank globally for age dependency ratio?
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 30th and Vanuatu ranks 32nd of 47 groups.
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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Indicator
Age dependency ratio (% 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
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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.