Age dependency ratio in Pacific island small states
Pacific island small states: Age dependency ratio was 62.7% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Age dependency ratio in Pacific island small states, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in % of working-age population.
Analysis
Pacific island small states recorded 62.7% for age dependency ratio in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
The figure is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 4.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age dependency ratio in Pacific island small states peaked at 99.5% in 1963 and was at its lowest, 62.7%, in 2025.
Pacific island small states ranks 13th of 47 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Age dependency ratio in Pacific island small states, year by year
| Year | % of working-age population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 99.2% | — |
| 1961 | 99.3% | +0.1% |
| 1962 | 99.4% | +0.1% |
| 1963 | 99.5% | +0.1% |
| 1964 | 99.4% | -0.1% |
| 1965 | 99.3% | -0.1% |
| 1966 | 99.2% | -0.1% |
| 1967 | 99.0% | -0.2% |
| 1968 | 98.8% | -0.3% |
| 1969 | 98.3% | -0.5% |
| 1970 | 97.5% | -0.8% |
| 1971 | 96.7% | -0.9% |
| 1972 | 95.8% | -1.0% |
| 1973 | 94.7% | -1.1% |
| 1974 | 93.5% | -1.2% |
| 1975 | 92.4% | -1.2% |
| 1976 | 91.2% | -1.3% |
| 1977 | 89.8% | -1.5% |
| 1978 | 88.6% | -1.4% |
| 1979 | 87.8% | -0.9% |
| 1980 | 87.2% | -0.8% |
| 1981 | 86.3% | -1.0% |
| 1982 | 85.6% | -0.9% |
| 1983 | 84.9% | -0.8% |
| 1984 | 84.3% | -0.7% |
| 1985 | 83.8% | -0.6% |
| 1986 | 83.4% | -0.5% |
| 1987 | 83.0% | -0.5% |
| 1988 | 82.7% | -0.4% |
| 1989 | 82.3% | -0.4% |
| 1990 | 81.9% | -0.6% |
| 1991 | 81.3% | -0.7% |
| 1992 | 80.6% | -0.8% |
| 1993 | 80.1% | -0.7% |
| 1994 | 79.4% | -0.9% |
| 1995 | 78.4% | -1.2% |
| 1996 | 77.4% | -1.3% |
| 1997 | 76.4% | -1.4% |
| 1998 | 75.2% | -1.5% |
| 1999 | 74.1% | -1.5% |
| 2000 | 73.0% | -1.4% |
| 2001 | 72.1% | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 71.1% | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 70.2% | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 69.4% | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 68.7% | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 68.1% | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 67.5% | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 67.0% | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 66.6% | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 66.4% | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 66.2% | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 65.9% | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 65.8% | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 65.6% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 65.5% | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 65.4% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 65.4% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 65.3% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 65.1% | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 64.9% | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 64.6% | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 64.2% | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 63.8% | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 63.3% | -0.8% |
| 2025 | 62.7% | -1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 99.1% | 98.3% | 99.5% | 10 |
| 1970s | 92.8% | 87.8% | 97.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | 84.3% | 82.3% | 87.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 78.5% | 74.1% | 81.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 69.4% | 66.6% | 73.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 65.7% | 65.1% | 66.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 63.9% | 62.7% | 64.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Pacific island small states
- 10 Burundi 87.0% compare
- 11 Mauritania 83.9% compare
- 12 Tanzania, United Republic of 83.1% compare
- 13 Uganda 82.9% compare
- 14 Afghanistan 81.8% compare
- 15 Benin 79.9% compare
- 16 Samoa 79.0% compare
More health data for Pacific island small states
- Population ages 70-74, male, per capita 0.0067 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, annual growth rate 3.87 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, per capita 0.0082 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, male, annual growth rate 3.59 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, per capita 0.3301 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, annual growth rate 2.68 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65-69, male, per capita 0.0106 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is age dependency ratio in Pacific island small states?
- Age dependency ratio in Pacific island small states was 62.7% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest age dependency ratio recorded in Pacific island small states?
- The highest recorded value was 99.5% in 1963.
- What is the lowest age dependency ratio recorded in Pacific island small states?
- The lowest recorded value was 62.7% in 2025.
- How does Pacific island small states rank for age dependency ratio?
- Pacific island small states ranks 13th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is age dependency ratio rising or falling in Pacific island small states?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Pacific island small states data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Age dependency ratio (% of working-age population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Age dependency ratio is the ratio of dependents--people younger than 15 or older than 64--to the working-age population--those ages 15-64. Data are shown as the proportion of dependents per 100 working-age population.