Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) vs Hong Kong: Age dependency ratio, old
Age dependency ratio, old over time
- Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
- Hong Kong
How they compare
Hong Kong currently reports 35.8% against 17.5% in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), a difference of 18.3%.
That makes Hong Kong's figure about 2.0 times Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)'s.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ahead.
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 14th and Hong Kong ranks 14th of 47 groups.
Across the 7 decades both report, Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) averaged higher in 3 and Hong Kong in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) | Hong Kong | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 10.4% | 5.3% | 5.2% | Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) |
| 1970s | 11.8% | 8.2% | 3.6% | Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) |
| 1980s | 11.6% | 10.6% | 0.9% | Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) |
| 1990s | 12.5% | 13.8% | 1.2% | Hong Kong |
| 2000s | 13.7% | 16.6% | 2.9% | Hong Kong |
| 2010s | 13.8% | 20.9% | 7.2% | Hong Kong |
| 2020s | 16.5% | 31.2% | 14.8% | Hong Kong |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, old, Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) or Hong Kong?
- Hong Kong, at 35.8% against 17.5% in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio, old between Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) and Hong Kong?
- 18.3%, with Hong Kong ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) and Hong Kong?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) and Hong Kong rank globally for age dependency ratio, old?
- Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 14th and Hong Kong ranks 14th of 47 groups.
- 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.