Brunei Darussalam vs Mauritius: Age dependency ratio

Brunei Darussalam
38.6%
in 2025
Mauritius
40.2%
in 2025
Brunei Darussalam rank
204th
Mauritius rank
201st

Age dependency ratio over time

  • Brunei Darussalam
  • Mauritius
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How they compare

Mauritius currently reports 40.2% against 38.6% in Brunei Darussalam, a difference of 1.6%.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Mauritius ahead.

Brunei Darussalam ranks 204th and Mauritius ranks 201st of 218 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Brunei Darussalam averaged higher in 6 and Mauritius in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Brunei Darussalam Mauritius Difference Ahead
1960s 95.7% 90.6% 5.1% Brunei Darussalam
1970s 79.3% 71.9% 7.4% Brunei Darussalam
1980s 63.9% 57.3% 6.6% Brunei Darussalam
1990s 55.8% 50.5% 5.3% Brunei Darussalam
2000s 43.8% 43.7% 0.1% Brunei Darussalam
2010s 38.8% 38.6% 0.2% Brunei Darussalam
2020s 37.9% 39.0% 1.1% Mauritius

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher age dependency ratio, Brunei Darussalam or Mauritius?
Mauritius, at 40.2% against 38.6% in Brunei Darussalam as of 2025.
What is the difference in age dependency ratio between Brunei Darussalam and Mauritius?
1.6%, with Mauritius ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brunei Darussalam and Mauritius?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Brunei Darussalam and Mauritius rank globally for age dependency ratio?
Brunei Darussalam ranks 204th and Mauritius ranks 201st 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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Indicator
Age dependency ratio (% of working-age population)
Unit
% of working-age population
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
266 places, 17,526 data points, 1960–2025
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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.