Barbados vs Hong Kong, China: Age dependency ratio
Barbados
51.9%
in 2025
Hong Kong, China
51.5%
in 2025
Barbados rank
142nd
Hong Kong, China rank
144th
Age dependency ratio over time
- Barbados
- Hong Kong, China
How they compare
Barbados currently reports 51.9% against 51.5% in Hong Kong, China, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Hong Kong, China ahead.
Barbados ranks 142nd and Hong Kong, China ranks 144th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 6 and Hong Kong, China in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Hong Kong, China | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 71.9% | 86.3% | 14.4% | Hong Kong, China |
| 1970s | 66.0% | 58.9% | 7.1% | Barbados |
| 1980s | 54.4% | 44.7% | 9.7% | Barbados |
| 1990s | 51.7% | 41.0% | 10.7% | Barbados |
| 2000s | 48.0% | 36.9% | 11.1% | Barbados |
| 2010s | 47.4% | 36.9% | 10.4% | Barbados |
| 2020s | 50.4% | 47.1% | 3.2% | Barbados |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, Barbados or Hong Kong, China?
- Barbados, at 51.9% against 51.5% in Hong Kong, China as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio between Barbados and Hong Kong, China?
- 0.4%, with Barbados ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Hong Kong, China?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Barbados and Hong Kong, China rank globally for age dependency ratio?
- Barbados ranks 142nd and Hong Kong, China 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 (% 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.