Ireland vs New Zealand: Age dependency ratio, young
Ireland
27.5%
in 2025
New Zealand
27.7%
in 2025
Ireland rank
135th
New Zealand rank
132nd
Age dependency ratio, young over time
- Ireland
- New Zealand
How they compare
New Zealand currently reports 27.7% against 27.5% in Ireland, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was New Zealand ahead.
Ireland ranks 135th and New Zealand ranks 132nd of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Ireland averaged higher in 5 and New Zealand in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ireland | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 53.6% | 55.5% | 1.9% | New Zealand |
| 1970s | 53.3% | 49.4% | 3.9% | Ireland |
| 1980s | 48.9% | 38.7% | 10.2% | Ireland |
| 1990s | 38.4% | 35.2% | 3.2% | Ireland |
| 2000s | 30.6% | 32.9% | 2.3% | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 32.0% | 30.5% | 1.5% | Ireland |
| 2020s | 29.3% | 28.5% | 0.8% | Ireland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, young, Ireland or New Zealand?
- New Zealand, at 27.7% against 27.5% in Ireland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio, young between Ireland and New Zealand?
- 0.2%, with New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and New Zealand?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Ireland and New Zealand rank globally for age dependency ratio, young?
- Ireland ranks 135th 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.