Bhutan vs Singapore: Age dependency ratio
Bhutan
37.0%
in 2025
Singapore
35.0%
in 2025
Bhutan rank
208th
Singapore rank
211th
Age dependency ratio over time
- Bhutan
- Singapore
How they compare
Bhutan currently reports 37.0% against 35.0% in Singapore, a difference of 2.0%.
That makes Bhutan's figure about 1.1 times Singapore's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Singapore ahead.
Bhutan ranks 208th and Singapore ranks 211th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Bhutan averaged higher in 6 and Singapore in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bhutan | Singapore | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 79.4% | 84.6% | 5.2% | Singapore |
| 1970s | 80.7% | 59.3% | 21.4% | Bhutan |
| 1980s | 84.0% | 40.1% | 43.9% | Bhutan |
| 1990s | 81.1% | 35.4% | 45.6% | Bhutan |
| 2000s | 63.1% | 31.5% | 31.6% | Bhutan |
| 2010s | 48.4% | 28.0% | 20.4% | Bhutan |
| 2020s | 39.1% | 33.1% | 6.1% | Bhutan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, Bhutan or Singapore?
- Bhutan, at 37.0% against 35.0% in Singapore as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio between Bhutan and Singapore?
- 2.0%, with Bhutan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Singapore?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Bhutan and Singapore rank globally for age dependency ratio?
- Bhutan ranks 208th and Singapore ranks 211th 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.