Philippines vs Timor-Leste: Age dependency ratio, old
Philippines
8.5%
in 2025
Timor-Leste
8.5%
in 2025
Philippines rank
143rd
Timor-Leste rank
144th
Age dependency ratio, old over time
- Philippines
- Timor-Leste
How they compare
Philippines currently reports 8.5% against 8.5% in Timor-Leste, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Philippines ahead.
Philippines ranks 143rd and Timor-Leste ranks 144th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Philippines averaged higher in 5 and Timor-Leste in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Philippines | Timor-Leste | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.4% | 4.4% | 0.1% | Philippines |
| 1970s | 4.7% | 4.5% | 0.2% | Philippines |
| 1980s | 5.0% | 4.2% | 0.8% | Philippines |
| 1990s | 5.1% | 4.1% | 1.1% | Philippines |
| 2000s | 5.3% | 5.3% | 0.0% | Philippines |
| 2010s | 6.1% | 9.2% | 3.2% | Timor-Leste |
| 2020s | 7.9% | 9.0% | 1.1% | Timor-Leste |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, old, Philippines or Timor-Leste?
- Philippines, at 8.5% against 8.5% in Timor-Leste as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio, old between Philippines and Timor-Leste?
- 0.0%, with Philippines ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Philippines and Timor-Leste?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Philippines and Timor-Leste rank globally for age dependency ratio, old?
- Philippines ranks 143rd and Timor-Leste ranks 144th 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.