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New Zealand Average Dependency Ratio 1960-2025

Name: New Zealand Dependency Ratio
Creator: World Bank
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57.12 66 data points

Age dependency ratio (% of working-age population) · World Bank

New Zealand's average dependency ratio from 1960 to 2025 was 57.12, based on 66 data points.

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Year	Value	Change	Rank
2025	55.05	+0.46	109th
2024	54.59	+0.34	108th
2023	54.26	+0.21	106th
2022	54.05	+0.42	100th
2021	53.63	+0.63	95th
2020	53.00	+0.40	92nd
2019	52.60	+0.23	90th
2018	52.37	+0.11	92nd
2017	52.26	−0.05	94th
2016	52.31	−0.21	98th
2015	52.52	−0.24	104th
2014	52.75	+0.05	108th
2013	52.70	+0.46	108th
2012	52.24	+0.60	108th
2011	51.64	+0.48	103rd
2010	51.16	+0.33	101st
2009	50.83	+0.23	96th
2008	50.60	+0.16	91st
2007	50.44	+0.07	89th
2006	50.37	−0.14	82nd
2005	50.50	−0.34	78th
2004	50.85	−0.50	78th
2003	51.35	−0.62	77th
2002	51.97	−0.52	78th
2001	52.48	−0.23	73rd
2000	52.72	−0.06	74th
1999	52.78	+0.00	72nd
1998	52.78	+0.03	71st
1997	52.75	−0.04	71st
1996	52.79	−0.04	68th
1995	52.83	+0.05	67th
1994	52.78	+0.17	66th
1993	52.61	+0.23	65th
1992	52.38	+0.07	60th
1991	52.31	+0.10	60th
1990	52.22	+0.20	61st
1989	52.02	−0.06	58th
1988	52.08	−0.38	57th
1987	52.46	−0.58	57th
1986	53.04	−0.63	57th
1985	53.67	−0.79	57th
1984	54.46	−1.05	61st
1983	55.51	−1.16	59th
1982	56.66	−1.00	58th
1981	57.66	−0.89	58th
1980	58.55	−0.95	59th
1979	59.50	−0.97	59th
1978	60.47	−1.06	62nd
1977	61.53	−1.05	62nd
1976	62.59	−0.95	62nd
1975	63.54	−1.04	60th
1974	64.57	−1.10	59th
1973	65.67	−0.91	59th
1972	66.59	−0.66	60th
1971	67.25	−0.59	58th
1970	67.84	−0.55	59th
1969	68.39	−0.36	59th
1968	68.75	−0.22	56th
1967	68.97	−0.31	56th
1966	69.28	−0.41	57th
1965	69.69	−0.41	57th
1964	70.10	−0.42	57th
1963	70.52	−0.40	57th
1962	70.92	−0.21	57th
1961	71.13	+0.24	60th
1960	70.89	–	60th

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