China vs Cyprus: Age dependency ratio, old
China
21.4%
in 2025
Cyprus
21.6%
in 2025
China rank
69th
Cyprus rank
67th
Age dependency ratio, old over time
- China
- Cyprus
How they compare
Cyprus currently reports 21.6% against 21.4% in China, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Cyprus ahead.
China ranks 69th and Cyprus ranks 67th of 218 countries.
Cyprus has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Cyprus | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.7% | 11.5% | 4.8% | Cyprus |
| 1970s | 7.0% | 14.7% | 7.7% | Cyprus |
| 1980s | 7.6% | 14.7% | 7.1% | Cyprus |
| 1990s | 9.0% | 14.8% | 5.8% | Cyprus |
| 2000s | 11.0% | 14.9% | 4.0% | Cyprus |
| 2010s | 14.1% | 17.3% | 3.2% | Cyprus |
| 2020s | 20.1% | 20.4% | 0.3% | Cyprus |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, old, China or Cyprus?
- Cyprus, at 21.6% against 21.4% in China as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio, old between China and Cyprus?
- 0.2%, with Cyprus ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Cyprus?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do China and Cyprus rank globally for age dependency ratio, old?
- China ranks 69th and Cyprus ranks 67th 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.