Marshall Islands vs Philippines: Age dependency ratio, old
Marshall Islands
8.0%
in 2025
Philippines
8.5%
in 2025
Marshall Islands rank
146th
Philippines rank
143rd
Age dependency ratio, old over time
- Marshall Islands
- Philippines
How they compare
Philippines currently reports 8.5% against 8.0% in Marshall Islands, a difference of 0.5%.
That makes Philippines's figure about 1.1 times Marshall Islands's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Marshall Islands ahead.
Marshall Islands ranks 146th and Philippines ranks 143rd of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Marshall Islands averaged higher in 3 and Philippines in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Marshall Islands | Philippines | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 11.5% | 4.4% | 7.0% | Marshall Islands |
| 1970s | 7.4% | 4.7% | 2.7% | Marshall Islands |
| 1980s | 6.6% | 5.0% | 1.6% | Marshall Islands |
| 1990s | 5.1% | 5.1% | 0.1% | Philippines |
| 2000s | 3.8% | 5.3% | 1.5% | Philippines |
| 2010s | 4.6% | 6.1% | 1.5% | Philippines |
| 2020s | 7.0% | 7.9% | 0.9% | Philippines |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, old, Marshall Islands or Philippines?
- Philippines, at 8.5% against 8.0% in Marshall Islands as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio, old between Marshall Islands and Philippines?
- 0.5%, with Philippines ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Marshall Islands and Philippines?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Marshall Islands and Philippines rank globally for age dependency ratio, old?
- Marshall Islands ranks 146th and Philippines ranks 143rd 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.