Indonesia vs Malaysia: Age dependency ratio, old
Indonesia
11.1%
in 2025
Malaysia
11.4%
in 2025
Indonesia rank
122nd
Malaysia rank
121st
Age dependency ratio, old over time
- Indonesia
- Malaysia
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports 11.4% against 11.1% in Indonesia, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Malaysia ahead.
Indonesia ranks 122nd and Malaysia ranks 121st of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Indonesia averaged higher in 5 and Malaysia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Indonesia | Malaysia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.9% | 5.3% | 0.5% | Malaysia |
| 1970s | 6.2% | 5.7% | 0.5% | Indonesia |
| 1980s | 6.6% | 6.0% | 0.6% | Indonesia |
| 1990s | 7.2% | 6.1% | 1.1% | Indonesia |
| 2000s | 8.4% | 6.7% | 1.7% | Indonesia |
| 2010s | 9.1% | 8.3% | 0.9% | Indonesia |
| 2020s | 10.3% | 10.5% | 0.2% | Malaysia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, old, Indonesia or Malaysia?
- Malaysia, at 11.4% against 11.1% in Indonesia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio, old between Indonesia and Malaysia?
- 0.3%, with Malaysia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Indonesia and Malaysia?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Indonesia and Malaysia rank globally for age dependency ratio, old?
- Indonesia ranks 122nd and Malaysia ranks 121st 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.