Naoero vs Tuvalu: Age dependency ratio
Naoero
67.1%
in 2025
Tuvalu
66.8%
in 2025
Naoero rank
51st
Tuvalu rank
52nd
Age dependency ratio over time
- Naoero
- Tuvalu
How they compare
Naoero currently reports 67.1% against 66.8% in Tuvalu, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Tuvalu ahead.
Naoero ranks 51st and Tuvalu ranks 52nd of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Naoero averaged higher in 4 and Tuvalu in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Naoero | Tuvalu | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 69.4% | 90.7% | 21.3% | Tuvalu |
| 1970s | 60.4% | 77.1% | 16.7% | Tuvalu |
| 1980s | 67.0% | 60.0% | 7.0% | Naoero |
| 1990s | 76.0% | 71.8% | 4.2% | Naoero |
| 2000s | 62.7% | 68.8% | 6.1% | Tuvalu |
| 2010s | 64.6% | 60.1% | 4.5% | Naoero |
| 2020s | 68.1% | 62.7% | 5.3% | Naoero |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, Naoero or Tuvalu?
- Naoero, at 67.1% against 66.8% in Tuvalu as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio between Naoero and Tuvalu?
- 0.3%, with Naoero ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Naoero and Tuvalu?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Naoero and Tuvalu rank globally for age dependency ratio?
- Naoero ranks 51st and Tuvalu ranks 52nd 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.