Guam vs Macao: Age dependency ratio, old (% of working-age population)
Guam
21.5%
in 2025
Macao
21.2%
in 2025
Guam rank
68th
Macao rank
70th
Age dependency ratio, old (% of working-age population) over time
- Guam
- Macao
How they compare
Guam currently reports 21.5% against 21.2% in Macao, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Macao ahead.
Guam ranks 68th and Macao ranks 70th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Guam averaged higher in 2 and Macao in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guam | Macao | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.7% | 9.1% | 6.4% | Macao |
| 1970s | 3.4% | 15.9% | 12.5% | Macao |
| 1980s | 4.8% | 10.6% | 5.8% | Macao |
| 1990s | 6.9% | 9.9% | 3.0% | Macao |
| 2000s | 9.1% | 9.3% | 0.2% | Macao |
| 2010s | 12.8% | 10.9% | 1.9% | Guam |
| 2020s | 19.2% | 18.1% | 1.0% | Guam |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, old, Guam or Macao?
- Guam, at 21.5% against 21.2% in Macao as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio, old between Guam and Macao?
- 0.3%, with Guam ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guam and Macao?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Guam and Macao rank globally for age dependency ratio, old?
- Guam ranks 68th and Macao 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.