Italy vs Papua New Guinea: Age dependency ratio
Italy
58.1%
in 2025
Papua New Guinea
58.1%
in 2025
Italy rank
83rd
Papua New Guinea rank
84th
Age dependency ratio over time
- Italy
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Italy currently reports 58.1% against 58.1% in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
Italy ranks 83rd 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 | Italy | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 53.3% | 83.8% | 30.5% | Papua New Guinea |
| 1970s | 56.7% | 86.8% | 30.1% | Papua New Guinea |
| 1980s | 49.6% | 80.1% | 30.5% | Papua New Guinea |
| 1990s | 46.0% | 77.0% | 31.0% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 50.5% | 71.0% | 20.4% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 55.0% | 64.3% | 9.4% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 57.2% | 59.4% | 2.2% | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, Italy or Papua New Guinea?
- Italy, at 58.1% against 58.1% in Papua New Guinea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio between Italy and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.0%, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Papua New Guinea?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Italy and Papua New Guinea rank globally for age dependency ratio?
- Italy ranks 83rd 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.