Upper middle income vs Vanuatu: Age dependency ratio, young
Upper middle income
28.5%
in 2025
Vanuatu
65.8%
in 2025
Upper middle income rank
35th
Vanuatu rank
32nd
Age dependency ratio, young over time
- Upper middle income
- Vanuatu
How they compare
Vanuatu currently reports 65.8% against 28.5% in Upper middle income, a difference of 37.3%.
That makes Vanuatu's figure about 2.3 times Upper middle income's.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Vanuatu has been ahead every year.
Upper middle income ranks 35th and Vanuatu ranks 32nd of 47 groups.
Vanuatu has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Upper middle income | Vanuatu | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 74.8% | 88.3% | 13.5% | Vanuatu |
| 1970s | 72.0% | 87.8% | 15.8% | Vanuatu |
| 1980s | 57.6% | 85.2% | 27.7% | Vanuatu |
| 1990s | 48.2% | 84.6% | 36.4% | Vanuatu |
| 2000s | 37.1% | 71.7% | 34.6% | Vanuatu |
| 2010s | 32.3% | 66.6% | 34.3% | Vanuatu |
| 2020s | 30.2% | 67.5% | 37.3% | Vanuatu |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, young, Upper middle income or Vanuatu?
- Vanuatu, at 65.8% against 28.5% in Upper middle income as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio, young between Upper middle income and Vanuatu?
- 37.3%, with Vanuatu ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Upper middle income and Vanuatu?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Upper middle income and Vanuatu rank globally for age dependency ratio, young?
- Upper middle income ranks 35th and Vanuatu ranks 32nd of 47 groups.
- 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.