Tonga vs Vanuatu: Age dependency ratio
Tonga
71.7%
in 2025
Vanuatu
73.4%
in 2025
Tonga rank
35th
Vanuatu rank
32nd
Age dependency ratio over time
- Tonga
- Vanuatu
How they compare
Vanuatu currently reports 73.4% against 71.7% in Tonga, a difference of 1.7%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Tonga ahead.
Tonga ranks 35th and Vanuatu ranks 32nd of 217 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Tonga averaged higher in 4 and Vanuatu in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Tonga | Vanuatu | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 96.3% | 94.6% | 1.7% | Tonga |
| 1970s | 96.8% | 93.7% | 3.1% | Tonga |
| 1980s | 86.4% | 93.5% | 7.1% | Vanuatu |
| 1990s | 81.2% | 90.7% | 9.6% | Vanuatu |
| 2000s | 77.9% | 76.9% | 1.0% | Tonga |
| 2010s | 74.9% | 72.9% | 1.9% | Tonga |
| 2020s | 72.6% | 74.9% | 2.2% | Vanuatu |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, Tonga or Vanuatu?
- Vanuatu, at 73.4% against 71.7% in Tonga as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio between Tonga and Vanuatu?
- 1.7%, with Vanuatu ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Tonga and Vanuatu?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Tonga and Vanuatu rank globally for age dependency ratio?
- Tonga ranks 35th and Vanuatu ranks 32nd of 217 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.