Korea, Democratic People's Republic of vs New Zealand: Age dependency ratio, young

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
27.7%
in 2025
New Zealand
27.7%
in 2025
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank
133rd
New Zealand rank
132nd

Age dependency ratio, young over time

  • Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
  • New Zealand
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How they compare

New Zealand currently reports 27.7% against 27.7% in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, a difference of 0.0%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ahead.

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 133rd and New Zealand ranks 132nd of 218 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Korea, Democratic People's Republic of averaged higher in 5 and New Zealand in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Korea, Democratic People's Republic of New Zealand Difference Ahead
1960s 63.7% 55.5% 8.1% Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
1970s 67.1% 49.4% 17.7% Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
1980s 47.1% 38.7% 8.4% Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
1990s 38.3% 35.2% 3.1% Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
2000s 35.2% 32.9% 2.3% Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
2010s 29.1% 30.5% 1.4% New Zealand
2020s 27.5% 28.5% 1.0% New Zealand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher age dependency ratio, young, Korea, Democratic People's Republic of or New Zealand?
New Zealand, at 27.7% against 27.7% in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of as of 2025.
What is the difference in age dependency ratio, young between Korea, Democratic People's Republic of and New Zealand?
0.0%, with New Zealand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Korea, Democratic People's Republic of and New Zealand?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Korea, Democratic People's Republic of and New Zealand rank globally for age dependency ratio, young?
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 133rd 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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Indicator
Age dependency ratio, young (% of working-age population)
Unit
% of working-age population
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
266 places, 17,526 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

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.