Age dependency ratio — all countries

Age dependency ratio — Australia and New Zealand

Age dependency ratio in Australia and New Zealand in 2025 — 55.6 per 100. Since 1960, the indicator has fallen by 14%.

2025 55.6 per 100 +0.86% vs 2024
World rank
Period maximum 64.7 per 1001961
Period minimum 48.5 per 1002008

Trend over time

1960–2025 · per 100 people aged 15–64

Age dependency ratio — Australia and New Zealand, 1960–2025455055606519601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 64.7 per 1001962: 64.4 per 1001964: 63.6 per 1001966: 62.7 per 1001968: 61.6 per 1001970: 60.7 per 1001972: 59.9 per 1001974: 58.7 per 1001976: 57.2 per 1001978: 55.6 per 1001980: 54.4 per 1001982: 53.4 per 1001984: 52.1 per 1001986: 50.9 per 1001988: 50.1 per 1001990: 49.9 per 1001992: 50.2 per 1001994: 50.5 per 1001996: 50.5 per 1001998: 50.3 per 1002000: 50 per 1002002: 49.6 per 1002004: 49 per 1002006: 48.7 per 1002008: 48.5 per 1002010: 48.8 per 1002012: 49.8 per 1002014: 50.9 per 1002016: 51.7 per 1002018: 52.4 per 1002020: 53.5 per 1002022: 54.5 per 1002024: 55.1 per 1002025: 55.6 per 100
Change over the period: −9.1 (−14.03%) Average annual rate: -0.23 %

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Australia and New Zealand

Australia and New Zealand 55.6 per 100
World 54.5 per 100
Age dependency ratio — Australia and New Zealand, by year Australia and New Zealand All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 100 Change Change, %
2025 55.6 +0.5 +0.86%
2024 55.1 +0.4 +0.68%
2023 54.7 +0.2 +0.44%
2022 54.5 +0.3 +0.64%
2021 54.2 +0.6 +1.21%
2020 53.5 +0.6 +1.21%
2019 52.9 +0.4 +0.83%
2018 52.4 +0.4 +0.68%
2017 52.1 +0.4 +0.69%
2016 51.7 +0.4 +0.82%
2015 51.3 +0.4 +0.87%
2014 50.9 +0.5 +0.96%
2013 50.4 +0.6 +1.14%
2012 49.8 +0.6 +1.14%
2011 49.2 +0.4 +0.85%
2010 48.8 +0.2 +0.48%
2009 48.6 +0.1 +0.11%
2008 48.5 −0.1 −0.11%
2007 48.6 −0.1 −0.17%
2006 48.7 −0.1 −0.3%
2005 48.8 −0.2 −0.42%
2004 49 −0.2 −0.5%
2003 49.3 −0.3 −0.59%
2002 49.6 −0.3 −0.53%
2001 49.8 −0.2 −0.37%
2000 50 −0.2 −0.32%
1999 50.2 −0.1 −0.27%
1998 50.3 −0.1 −0.22%
1997 50.4 −0.1 −0.2%
1996 50.5 −0.1 −0.11%
1995 50.6 +0 +0.04%
1994 50.5 +0.1 +0.24%
1993 50.4 +0.2 +0.37%
1992 50.2 +0.2 +0.35%
1991 50.1 +0.2 +0.31%
1990 49.9 +0 +0.03%
1989 49.9 −0.2 −0.34%
1988 50.1 −0.3 −0.69%
1987 50.4 −0.5 −1%
1986 50.9 −0.6 −1.14%
1985 51.5 −0.6 −1.18%
1984 52.1 −0.6 −1.21%
1983 52.8 −0.6 −1.14%
1982 53.4 −0.5 −0.98%
1981 53.9 −0.5 −0.9%
1980 54.4 −0.5 −1%
1979 55 −0.7 −1.18%
1978 55.6 −0.8 −1.34%
1977 56.4 −0.8 −1.41%
1976 57.2 −0.8 −1.32%
1975 57.9 −0.7 −1.25%
1974 58.7 −0.7 −1.19%
1973 59.4 −0.5 −0.9%
1972 59.9 −0.4 −0.67%
1971 60.3 −0.4 −0.7%
1970 60.7 −0.4 −0.67%
1969 61.2 −0.5 −0.77%
1968 61.6 −0.6 −0.9%
1967 62.2 −0.5 −0.84%
1966 62.7 −0.5 −0.76%
1965 63.2 −0.4 −0.7%
1964 63.6 −0.4 −0.6%
1963 64 −0.4 −0.61%
1962 64.4 −0.3 −0.47%
1961 64.7 +0.1 +0.1%
1960 64.7

About the indicator

The ratio of people younger than 15 and older than 64 to the population aged 15–64, per 100 people. It shows how many dependents there are for every 100 people of working age. The minimum of the ratio is the so-called demographic window, when children have already grown up but the population has not yet aged; it was in that period that the economic surges of East Asia took place.

Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.