Bhutan vs New Zealand: Age dependency ratio, young
Bhutan
27.9%
in 2025
New Zealand
27.7%
in 2025
Bhutan rank
130th
New Zealand rank
132nd
Age dependency ratio, young over time
- Bhutan
- New Zealand
How they compare
Bhutan currently reports 27.9% against 27.7% in New Zealand, a difference of 0.2%.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Bhutan has been ahead every year.
Bhutan ranks 130th and New Zealand ranks 132nd of 218 countries.
Bhutan has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bhutan | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 75.1% | 55.5% | 19.6% | Bhutan |
| 1970s | 76.4% | 49.4% | 26.9% | Bhutan |
| 1980s | 79.2% | 38.7% | 40.5% | Bhutan |
| 1990s | 75.4% | 35.2% | 40.2% | Bhutan |
| 2000s | 55.8% | 32.9% | 22.9% | Bhutan |
| 2010s | 40.1% | 30.5% | 9.6% | Bhutan |
| 2020s | 30.4% | 28.5% | 1.9% | Bhutan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, young, Bhutan or New Zealand?
- Bhutan, at 27.9% against 27.7% in New Zealand as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio, young between Bhutan and New Zealand?
- 0.2%, with Bhutan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and New Zealand?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Bhutan and New Zealand rank globally for age dependency ratio, young?
- Bhutan ranks 130th and New Zealand ranks 132nd of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Age dependency ratio, young (% 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, young, is the ratio of younger dependents--people younger than 15--to the working-age population--those ages 15-64. Data are shown as the proportion of dependents per 100 working-age population.