Macau, China vs Sint Maarten (Dutch part): Age dependency ratio, old
Macau, China
21.2%
in 2025
Sint Maarten (Dutch part)
20.5%
in 2025
Macau, China rank
70th
Sint Maarten (Dutch part) rank
73rd
Age dependency ratio, old over time
- Macau, China
- Sint Maarten (Dutch part)
How they compare
Macau, China currently reports 21.2% against 20.5% in Sint Maarten (Dutch part), a difference of 0.7%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Sint Maarten (Dutch part) ahead.
Macau, China ranks 70th and Sint Maarten (Dutch part) ranks 73rd of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Macau, China averaged higher in 5 and Sint Maarten (Dutch part) in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Macau, China | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9.1% | 10.6% | 1.4% | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) |
| 1970s | 15.9% | 6.1% | 9.7% | Macau, China |
| 1980s | 10.6% | 5.0% | 5.6% | Macau, China |
| 1990s | 9.9% | 4.0% | 5.9% | Macau, China |
| 2000s | 9.3% | 5.0% | 4.3% | Macau, China |
| 2010s | 10.9% | 10.5% | 0.5% | Macau, China |
| 2020s | 18.1% | 18.5% | 0.3% | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, old, Macau, China or Sint Maarten (Dutch part)?
- Macau, China, at 21.2% against 20.5% in Sint Maarten (Dutch part) as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio, old between Macau, China and Sint Maarten (Dutch part)?
- 0.7%, with Macau, China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Macau, China and Sint Maarten (Dutch part)?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Macau, China and Sint Maarten (Dutch part) rank globally for age dependency ratio, old?
- Macau, China ranks 70th and Sint Maarten (Dutch part) ranks 73rd 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.