New Zealand vs United States of America: Age dependency ratio
New Zealand
55.0%
in 2025
United States of America
55.0%
in 2025
New Zealand rank
110th
United States of America rank
111th
Age dependency ratio over time
- New Zealand
- United States of America
How they compare
New Zealand currently reports 55.0% against 55.0% in United States of America, a difference of 0.0%.
Across all 66 years both countries report, New Zealand has been ahead every year.
New Zealand ranks 110th and United States of America ranks 111th of 218 countries.
New Zealand has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | New Zealand | United States of America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 69.9% | 66.1% | 3.8% | New Zealand |
| 1970s | 64.0% | 56.0% | 8.0% | New Zealand |
| 1980s | 54.6% | 50.1% | 4.6% | New Zealand |
| 1990s | 52.6% | 51.5% | 1.1% | New Zealand |
| 2000s | 51.2% | 48.6% | 2.6% | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 52.3% | 50.1% | 2.1% | New Zealand |
| 2020s | 54.1% | 53.7% | 0.4% | New Zealand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, New Zealand or United States of America?
- New Zealand, at 55.0% against 55.0% in United States of America as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio between New Zealand and United States of America?
- 0.0%, with New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and United States of America?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do New Zealand and United States of America rank globally for age dependency ratio?
- New Zealand ranks 110th and United States of America ranks 111th 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.