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Papua New Guinea: Age dependency ratio, old

5.67percent · 2025+21.5% since 2015

Age dependency ratio, old, is the ratio of older dependents--people 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. Annual figures for Papua New Guinea from 1960 to 2025.

19862025

Every year

Year	Value (percent)	Note
2025	5.671
2024	5.495
2023	5.328
2022	5.184
2021	5.08
2020	5.002
2019	4.925
2018	4.848
2017	4.779
2016	4.719
2015	4.666
2014	4.625
2013	4.595
2012	4.573
2011	4.553
2010	4.535
2009	4.521
2008	4.511
2007	4.503
2006	4.495
2005	4.486
2004	4.474
2003	4.458
2002	4.434
2001	4.402
2000	4.373
1999	4.351
1998	4.327
1997	4.3
1996	4.267
1995	4.229
1994	4.186
1993	4.133
1992	4.07
1991	3.988
1990	3.869
1989	3.734
1988	3.604
1987	3.466
1986	3.317
1985	3.162
1984	3.004
1983	2.846
1982	2.692
1981	2.544
1980	2.412
1979	2.301
1978	2.21
1977	2.137
1976	2.082
1975	2.043
1974	2.018
1973	2.007
1972	2.007
1971	1.999
1970	1.978
1969	1.96
1968	1.946
1967	1.934
1966	1.929
1965	1.941
1964	1.963
1963	1.985
1962	2.002
1961	2.011
1960	2.008

Source

Published by World Bank, produced by United Nations, World Bank. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 2026-11-07.

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World Bank (2026). Age dependency ratio, old. Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/worldbank-age-dependency-ratio-old (accessed 2026-11-08). catalog snapshot 2026-11-07.

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