Europe and Central Asia: Upper-middle income vs Papua New Guinea: Labour dependency ratio

Europe and Central Asia: Upper-middle income
1.38
in 2027
Papua New Guinea
1.91
in 2027
Europe and Central Asia: Upper-middle income rank
34th
Papua New Guinea rank
37th

Labour dependency ratio over time

  • Europe and Central Asia: Upper-middle income
  • Papua New Guinea
0123199120092027

How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 1.91 against 1.38 in Europe and Central Asia: Upper-middle income, a difference of 0.53.

That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.4 times Europe and Central Asia: Upper-middle income's.

Across all 37 years both countries report, Papua New Guinea has been ahead every year.

Europe and Central Asia: Upper-middle income ranks 34th and Papua New Guinea ranks 37th of 87 groups.

Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Europe and Central Asia: Upper-middle income Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1990s 1.53 2.62 1.08 Papua New Guinea
2000s 1.61 2.45 0.8438 Papua New Guinea
2010s 1.5 2.24 0.7386 Papua New Guinea
2020s 1.44 1.98 0.5424 Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher labour dependency ratio, Europe and Central Asia: Upper-middle income or Papua New Guinea?
Papua New Guinea, at 1.91 against 1.38 in Europe and Central Asia: Upper-middle income as of 2027.
What is the difference in labour dependency ratio between Europe and Central Asia: Upper-middle income and Papua New Guinea?
0.53, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Europe and Central Asia: Upper-middle income and Papua New Guinea?
37 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2027.
How do Europe and Central Asia: Upper-middle income and Papua New Guinea rank globally for labour dependency ratio?
Europe and Central Asia: Upper-middle income ranks 34th and Papua New Guinea ranks 37th of 87 groups.
Where does this data come from?
International Labour Organization, published as Labour dependency ratio (ILO modelled estimates). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Labour dependency ratio (ILO modelled estimates)
Source
International Labour Organization
Licence
ILO Terms of Use (attribution required)
Coverage
276 places, 10,188 data points, 1991–2027
Last refreshed

Imputed observations are not based on national data, are subject to high uncertainty and should not be used for country comparisons or rankings. This series is based on the 13th ICLS definitions. This indicator provides the ratio of dependents (persons aged 0 to 14 + persons aged 15 and above that are either outside the labour force or unemployed) to total employment. For more information, refer to the ILO Modelled Estimates (ILOEST) database description.