Antigua and Barbuda vs Malaysia: Age dependency ratio
Antigua and Barbuda
42.5%
in 2025
Malaysia
41.5%
in 2025
Antigua and Barbuda rank
195th
Malaysia rank
198th
Age dependency ratio over time
- Antigua and Barbuda
- Malaysia
How they compare
Antigua and Barbuda currently reports 42.5% against 41.5% in Malaysia, a difference of 1.0%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Malaysia ahead.
Antigua and Barbuda ranks 195th and Malaysia ranks 198th of 218 countries.
Malaysia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Antigua and Barbuda | Malaysia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 84.9% | 95.0% | 10.1% | Malaysia |
| 1970s | 80.9% | 82.3% | 1.4% | Malaysia |
| 1980s | 61.8% | 71.6% | 9.8% | Malaysia |
| 1990s | 58.9% | 65.5% | 6.6% | Malaysia |
| 2000s | 49.8% | 56.0% | 6.2% | Malaysia |
| 2010s | 42.0% | 46.5% | 4.5% | Malaysia |
| 2020s | 41.6% | 42.7% | 1.2% | Malaysia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, Antigua and Barbuda or Malaysia?
- Antigua and Barbuda, at 42.5% against 41.5% in Malaysia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio between Antigua and Barbuda and Malaysia?
- 1.0%, with Antigua and Barbuda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Antigua and Barbuda and Malaysia?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Antigua and Barbuda and Malaysia rank globally for age dependency ratio?
- Antigua and Barbuda ranks 195th and Malaysia ranks 198th of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Age dependency ratio (% 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 is the ratio of dependents--people younger than 15 or 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.