Small states vs Tonga: Age dependency ratio (% of working-age population) (World Population)
Small states
52.3%
in 2025
Tonga
71.7%
in 2025
Small states rank
32nd
Tonga rank
35th
Age dependency ratio (% of working-age population) (World Population) over time
- Small states
- Tonga
How they compare
Tonga currently reports 71.7% against 52.3% in Small states, a difference of 19.4%.
That makes Tonga's figure about 1.4 times Small states's.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Tonga has been ahead every year.
Small states ranks 32nd and Tonga ranks 35th of 47 groups.
Tonga has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Small states | Tonga | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 83.3% | 96.3% | 13.0% | Tonga |
| 1970s | 78.5% | 96.8% | 18.3% | Tonga |
| 1980s | 71.9% | 86.4% | 14.5% | Tonga |
| 1990s | 68.7% | 81.2% | 12.5% | Tonga |
| 2000s | 59.9% | 77.9% | 17.9% | Tonga |
| 2010s | 54.7% | 74.9% | 20.1% | Tonga |
| 2020s | 52.7% | 72.6% | 19.9% | Tonga |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, Small states or Tonga?
- Tonga, at 71.7% against 52.3% in Small states as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio between Small states and Tonga?
- 19.4%, with Tonga ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Small states and Tonga?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Small states and Tonga rank globally for age dependency ratio?
- Small states ranks 32nd and Tonga ranks 35th 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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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.