Montenegro vs New Zealand: Age dependency ratio, young
Montenegro
28.0%
in 2025
New Zealand
27.7%
in 2025
Montenegro rank
129th
New Zealand rank
132nd
Age dependency ratio, young over time
- Montenegro
- New Zealand
How they compare
Montenegro currently reports 28.0% against 27.7% in New Zealand, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Montenegro ahead.
Montenegro ranks 129th and New Zealand ranks 132nd of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Montenegro averaged higher in 3 and New Zealand in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Montenegro | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 60.9% | 55.5% | 5.4% | Montenegro |
| 1970s | 48.6% | 49.4% | 0.8% | New Zealand |
| 1980s | 40.5% | 38.7% | 1.8% | Montenegro |
| 1990s | 36.2% | 35.2% | 1.0% | Montenegro |
| 2000s | 30.7% | 32.9% | 2.2% | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 27.9% | 30.5% | 2.5% | New Zealand |
| 2020s | 28.4% | 28.5% | 0.0% | New Zealand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, young, Montenegro or New Zealand?
- Montenegro, at 28.0% against 27.7% in New Zealand as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio, young between Montenegro and New Zealand?
- 0.3%, with Montenegro ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Montenegro and New Zealand?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Montenegro and New Zealand rank globally for age dependency ratio, young?
- Montenegro ranks 129th 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.