Old age dependency ratio rose 9.56% to 26.8% in New Zealand in 2022, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, old age dependency ratio in New Zealand reached an all time high of 26.8% in 2022 and an all time low of 14.2% in 1966. When compared to New Zealand's main peers, old age dependency ratio in Australia amounted to 26.7%, 10.1% in Indonesia, 10.8% in Malaysia and 8.09% in Philippines in 2022.
New Zealand has been ranked 30th within the group of 174 countries we follow in terms of old age dependency ratio, 5 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Old Age Dependency Ratio | Unit | 2030 | 2031 | 2032 | 2033 | 2034 | 2035 | 2036 | 2037 | 2038 | 2039 | 2040 | 2041 | 2042 | 2043 | 2044 | 2045 | 2046 | 2047 | 2048 | 2049 | 2050 |
| Australia | % | 37.4% | 37.8% | 38.3% | 38.8% | 39.4% | ||||||||||||||||
| Cambodia | % | 19.9% | 20.0% | 21.7% | 23.3% | 25.0% | ||||||||||||||||
| China | % | 39.2% | 39.8% | 40.6% | 41.5% | 42.3% | ||||||||||||||||
| Indonesia | % | 22.8% | 23.4% | 24.2% | 24.9% | 25.6% | ||||||||||||||||
| Malaysia | % | 22.0% | 22.6% | 23.7% | 24.8% | 25.9% | ||||||||||||||||
| New Zealand | % | 40.3% | 40.6% | 41.0% | 41.3% | 41.7% | ||||||||||||||||
| Papua New Guinea | % | 9.44% | 9.66% | 9.87% | 10.1% | 10.3% | ||||||||||||||||
| Philippines | % | 13.4% | 13.7% | 14.0% | 14.4% | 14.8% | ||||||||||||||||
| Singapore | % | 48.4% | 49.5% | 50.6% | 51.6% | 52.7% | ||||||||||||||||
| Taiwan | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Thailand | % | 52.0% | 53.7% | 55.1% | 56.6% | 58.1% | ||||||||||||||||
| Vietnam | % | 33.3% | 34.5% | 35.9% | 37.4% | 38.9% |
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