Mongolia vs Papua New Guinea: Age dependency ratio, young

Mongolia
50.1%
in 2025
Papua New Guinea
52.4%
in 2025
Mongolia rank
62nd
Papua New Guinea rank
59th

Age dependency ratio, young over time

  • Mongolia
  • Papua New Guinea
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How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 52.4% against 50.1% in Mongolia, a difference of 2.3%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.

Mongolia ranks 62nd and Papua New Guinea ranks 59th of 218 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Mongolia averaged higher in 2 and Papua New Guinea in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mongolia Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1960s 80.6% 81.8% 1.2% Papua New Guinea
1970s 91.6% 84.7% 6.9% Mongolia
1980s 80.1% 77.0% 3.1% Mongolia
1990s 68.3% 72.8% 4.6% Papua New Guinea
2000s 47.2% 66.5% 19.3% Papua New Guinea
2010s 44.6% 59.7% 15.1% Papua New Guinea
2020s 51.8% 54.1% 2.3% Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher age dependency ratio, young, Mongolia or Papua New Guinea?
Papua New Guinea, at 52.4% against 50.1% in Mongolia as of 2025.
What is the difference in age dependency ratio, young between Mongolia and Papua New Guinea?
2.3%, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mongolia and Papua New Guinea?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Mongolia and Papua New Guinea rank globally for age dependency ratio, young?
Mongolia ranks 62nd and Papua New Guinea ranks 59th 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.