Fiji vs Philippines: Age dependency ratio, young
Fiji
40.3%
in 2025
Philippines
40.4%
in 2025
Fiji rank
87th
Philippines rank
86th
Age dependency ratio, young over time
- Fiji
- Philippines
How they compare
Philippines currently reports 40.4% against 40.3% in Fiji, a difference of 0.1%.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Philippines has been ahead every year.
Fiji ranks 87th and Philippines ranks 86th of 218 countries.
Philippines has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Fiji | Philippines | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 91.0% | 100.1% | 9.1% | Philippines |
| 1970s | 77.8% | 92.5% | 14.7% | Philippines |
| 1980s | 67.1% | 78.8% | 11.7% | Philippines |
| 1990s | 62.1% | 73.1% | 11.0% | Philippines |
| 2000s | 51.1% | 63.3% | 12.1% | Philippines |
| 2010s | 45.6% | 53.7% | 8.1% | Philippines |
| 2020s | 41.7% | 44.0% | 2.3% | Philippines |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, young, Fiji or Philippines?
- Philippines, at 40.4% against 40.3% in Fiji as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio, young between Fiji and Philippines?
- 0.1%, with Philippines ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Fiji and Philippines?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Fiji and Philippines rank globally for age dependency ratio, young?
- Fiji ranks 87th and Philippines ranks 86th 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.