Armenia vs China: Age dependency ratio, old
Armenia
21.7%
in 2025
China
21.4%
in 2025
Armenia rank
66th
China rank
69th
Age dependency ratio, old over time
- Armenia
- China
How they compare
Armenia currently reports 21.7% against 21.4% in China, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Armenia ahead.
Armenia ranks 66th and China ranks 69th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Armenia averaged higher in 6 and China in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Armenia | China | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8.9% | 6.7% | 2.2% | Armenia |
| 1970s | 8.6% | 7.0% | 1.6% | Armenia |
| 1980s | 7.7% | 7.6% | 0.1% | Armenia |
| 1990s | 11.4% | 9.0% | 2.3% | Armenia |
| 2000s | 15.7% | 11.0% | 4.7% | Armenia |
| 2010s | 16.1% | 14.1% | 2.0% | Armenia |
| 2020s | 19.7% | 20.1% | 0.4% | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, old, Armenia or China?
- Armenia, at 21.7% against 21.4% in China as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio, old between Armenia and China?
- 0.3%, with Armenia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Armenia and China?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Armenia and China rank globally for age dependency ratio, old?
- Armenia ranks 66th and China ranks 69th of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Age dependency ratio, old (% of working-age population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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.