Mongolia vs Papua New Guinea: Age dependency ratio
Mongolia
58.7%
in 2025
Papua New Guinea
58.1%
in 2025
Mongolia rank
81st
Papua New Guinea rank
84th
Age dependency ratio over time
- Mongolia
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Mongolia currently reports 58.7% against 58.1% in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.6%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
Mongolia ranks 81st and Papua New Guinea ranks 84th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Mongolia averaged higher in 4 and Papua New Guinea in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mongolia | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 92.1% | 83.8% | 8.3% | Mongolia |
| 1970s | 102.4% | 86.8% | 15.6% | Mongolia |
| 1980s | 88.3% | 80.1% | 8.2% | Mongolia |
| 1990s | 74.5% | 77.0% | 2.5% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 52.7% | 71.0% | 18.3% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 50.4% | 64.3% | 13.9% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 59.5% | 59.4% | 0.1% | Mongolia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, Mongolia or Papua New Guinea?
- Mongolia, at 58.7% against 58.1% in Papua New Guinea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio between Mongolia and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.6%, with Mongolia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mongolia and Papua New Guinea?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Mongolia and Papua New Guinea rank globally for age dependency ratio?
- Mongolia ranks 81st 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.