Small states vs Vanuatu: Age dependency ratio
Small states
52.3%
in 2025
Vanuatu
73.4%
in 2025
Small states rank
30th
Vanuatu rank
32nd
Age dependency ratio over time
- Small states
- Vanuatu
How they compare
Vanuatu currently reports 73.4% against 52.3% in Small states, a difference of 21.1%.
That makes Vanuatu's figure about 1.4 times Small states's.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Vanuatu has been ahead every year.
Small states ranks 30th and Vanuatu ranks 32nd of 45 groups.
Vanuatu has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Small states | Vanuatu | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 83.3% | 94.6% | 11.3% | Vanuatu |
| 1970s | 78.5% | 93.7% | 15.2% | Vanuatu |
| 1980s | 71.9% | 93.5% | 21.6% | Vanuatu |
| 1990s | 68.7% | 90.7% | 22.0% | Vanuatu |
| 2000s | 59.9% | 76.9% | 16.9% | Vanuatu |
| 2010s | 54.7% | 72.9% | 18.2% | Vanuatu |
| 2020s | 52.7% | 74.9% | 22.1% | Vanuatu |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, Small states or Vanuatu?
- Vanuatu, at 73.4% against 52.3% in Small states as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio between Small states and Vanuatu?
- 21.1%, with Vanuatu ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Small states and Vanuatu?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Small states and Vanuatu rank globally for age dependency ratio?
- Small states ranks 30th and Vanuatu ranks 32nd of 45 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.