Mauritius vs Singapore: Age dependency ratio, old
Mauritius
19.8%
in 2025
Singapore
19.2%
in 2025
Mauritius rank
74th
Singapore rank
75th
Age dependency ratio, old over time
- Mauritius
- Singapore
How they compare
Mauritius currently reports 19.8% against 19.2% in Singapore, a difference of 0.6%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Mauritius ahead.
Mauritius ranks 74th and Singapore ranks 75th of 218 countries.
Mauritius has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritius | Singapore | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.3% | 5.1% | 1.3% | Mauritius |
| 1970s | 6.7% | 6.3% | 0.4% | Mauritius |
| 1980s | 7.3% | 7.2% | 0.2% | Mauritius |
| 1990s | 8.7% | 7.9% | 0.8% | Mauritius |
| 2000s | 9.3% | 9.0% | 0.3% | Mauritius |
| 2010s | 12.2% | 11.4% | 0.8% | Mauritius |
| 2020s | 17.7% | 17.2% | 0.5% | Mauritius |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, old, Mauritius or Singapore?
- Mauritius, at 19.8% against 19.2% in Singapore as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio, old between Mauritius and Singapore?
- 0.6%, with Mauritius ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritius and Singapore?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Mauritius and Singapore rank globally for age dependency ratio, old?
- Mauritius ranks 74th and Singapore ranks 75th 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.