Azerbaijan vs China: Age dependency ratio
Azerbaijan
43.6%
in 2025
China
43.5%
in 2025
Azerbaijan rank
191st
China rank
192nd
Age dependency ratio over time
- Azerbaijan
- China
How they compare
Azerbaijan currently reports 43.6% against 43.5% in China, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Azerbaijan ahead.
Azerbaijan ranks 191st and China ranks 192nd of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Azerbaijan averaged higher in 6 and China in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Azerbaijan | China | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 94.4% | 80.4% | 14.0% | Azerbaijan |
| 1970s | 81.7% | 77.9% | 3.8% | Azerbaijan |
| 1980s | 59.9% | 58.6% | 1.3% | Azerbaijan |
| 1990s | 61.4% | 50.1% | 11.4% | Azerbaijan |
| 2000s | 47.6% | 40.7% | 6.9% | Azerbaijan |
| 2010s | 41.0% | 39.7% | 1.3% | Azerbaijan |
| 2020s | 43.5% | 44.3% | 0.8% | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, Azerbaijan or China?
- Azerbaijan, at 43.6% against 43.5% in China as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio between Azerbaijan and China?
- 0.1%, with Azerbaijan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Azerbaijan and China?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Azerbaijan and China rank globally for age dependency ratio?
- Azerbaijan ranks 191st and China ranks 192nd 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.