Marshall Islands vs Tuvalu: Age dependency ratio, young
Marshall Islands
55.4%
in 2025
Tuvalu
55.1%
in 2025
Marshall Islands rank
54th
Tuvalu rank
55th
Age dependency ratio, young over time
- Marshall Islands
- Tuvalu
How they compare
Marshall Islands currently reports 55.4% against 55.1% in Tuvalu, a difference of 0.3%.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Marshall Islands has been ahead every year.
Marshall Islands ranks 54th and Tuvalu ranks 55th of 218 countries.
Marshall Islands has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Marshall Islands | Tuvalu | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 98.0% | 82.8% | 15.1% | Marshall Islands |
| 1970s | 98.2% | 69.4% | 28.8% | Marshall Islands |
| 1980s | 108.7% | 52.6% | 56.1% | Marshall Islands |
| 1990s | 93.0% | 61.5% | 31.4% | Marshall Islands |
| 2000s | 68.9% | 59.2% | 9.7% | Marshall Islands |
| 2010s | 63.4% | 51.4% | 12.0% | Marshall Islands |
| 2020s | 56.2% | 52.6% | 3.6% | Marshall Islands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, young, Marshall Islands or Tuvalu?
- Marshall Islands, at 55.4% against 55.1% in Tuvalu as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio, young between Marshall Islands and Tuvalu?
- 0.3%, with Marshall Islands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Marshall Islands and Tuvalu?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Marshall Islands and Tuvalu rank globally for age dependency ratio, young?
- Marshall Islands ranks 54th 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.