Malaysia vs Tuvalu: Age dependency ratio, old
Malaysia
11.4%
in 2025
Tuvalu
11.7%
in 2025
Malaysia rank
121st
Tuvalu rank
119th
Age dependency ratio, old over time
- Malaysia
- Tuvalu
How they compare
Tuvalu currently reports 11.7% against 11.4% in Malaysia, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Tuvalu ahead.
Malaysia ranks 121st and Tuvalu ranks 119th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Malaysia averaged higher in 1 and Tuvalu in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malaysia | Tuvalu | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.3% | 7.8% | 2.5% | Tuvalu |
| 1970s | 5.7% | 7.7% | 2.1% | Tuvalu |
| 1980s | 6.0% | 7.4% | 1.4% | Tuvalu |
| 1990s | 6.1% | 10.3% | 4.2% | Tuvalu |
| 2000s | 6.7% | 9.7% | 3.0% | Tuvalu |
| 2010s | 8.3% | 8.7% | 0.4% | Tuvalu |
| 2020s | 10.5% | 10.1% | 0.3% | Malaysia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, old, Malaysia or Tuvalu?
- Tuvalu, at 11.7% against 11.4% in Malaysia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio, old between Malaysia and Tuvalu?
- 0.3%, with Tuvalu ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Tuvalu?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Malaysia and Tuvalu rank globally for age dependency ratio, old?
- Malaysia ranks 121st and Tuvalu ranks 119th 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.