Chile vs Macau, China: Age dependency ratio, old
Chile
21.2%
in 2025
Macau, China
21.2%
in 2025
Chile rank
71st
Macau, China rank
70th
Age dependency ratio, old over time
- Chile
- Macau, China
How they compare
Macau, China currently reports 21.2% against 21.2% in Chile, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Macau, China ahead.
Chile ranks 71st and Macau, China ranks 70th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Chile averaged higher in 4 and Macau, China in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chile | Macau, China | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.3% | 9.1% | 2.8% | Macau, China |
| 1970s | 7.1% | 15.9% | 8.7% | Macau, China |
| 1980s | 8.3% | 10.6% | 2.3% | Macau, China |
| 1990s | 11.0% | 9.9% | 1.1% | Chile |
| 2000s | 13.5% | 9.3% | 4.2% | Chile |
| 2010s | 16.2% | 10.9% | 5.2% | Chile |
| 2020s | 19.7% | 18.1% | 1.5% | Chile |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, old, Chile or Macau, China?
- Macau, China, at 21.2% against 21.2% in Chile as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio, old between Chile and Macau, China?
- 0.0%, with Macau, China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Macau, China?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Chile and Macau, China rank globally for age dependency ratio, old?
- Chile ranks 71st and Macau, China ranks 70th 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.