Kiribati vs Tuvalu: Age dependency ratio, young
Kiribati
56.1%
in 2025
Tuvalu
55.1%
in 2025
Kiribati rank
53rd
Tuvalu rank
55th
Age dependency ratio, young over time
- Kiribati
- Tuvalu
How they compare
Kiribati currently reports 56.1% against 55.1% in Tuvalu, a difference of 1.0%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Kiribati ahead.
Kiribati ranks 53rd and Tuvalu ranks 55th of 218 countries.
Kiribati has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kiribati | Tuvalu | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 85.6% | 82.8% | 2.8% | Kiribati |
| 1970s | 83.6% | 69.4% | 14.2% | Kiribati |
| 1980s | 70.1% | 52.6% | 17.6% | Kiribati |
| 1990s | 73.3% | 61.5% | 11.7% | Kiribati |
| 2000s | 65.9% | 59.2% | 6.7% | Kiribati |
| 2010s | 58.6% | 51.4% | 7.2% | Kiribati |
| 2020s | 57.2% | 52.6% | 4.6% | Kiribati |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, young, Kiribati or Tuvalu?
- Kiribati, at 56.1% against 55.1% in Tuvalu as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio, young between Kiribati and Tuvalu?
- 1.0%, with Kiribati ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kiribati and Tuvalu?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Kiribati and Tuvalu rank globally for age dependency ratio, young?
- Kiribati ranks 53rd and Tuvalu ranks 55th 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.