Brunei Darussalam vs Seychelles: Age dependency ratio
Brunei Darussalam
38.6%
in 2025
Seychelles
39.9%
in 2025
Brunei Darussalam rank
204th
Seychelles rank
202nd
Age dependency ratio over time
- Brunei Darussalam
- Seychelles
How they compare
Seychelles currently reports 39.9% against 38.6% in Brunei Darussalam, a difference of 1.3%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Brunei Darussalam ahead.
Brunei Darussalam ranks 204th and Seychelles ranks 202nd of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Brunei Darussalam averaged higher in 1 and Seychelles in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brunei Darussalam | Seychelles | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 95.7% | 88.8% | 7.0% | Brunei Darussalam |
| 1970s | 79.3% | 90.2% | 10.9% | Seychelles |
| 1980s | 63.9% | 71.0% | 7.1% | Seychelles |
| 1990s | 55.8% | 60.1% | 4.3% | Seychelles |
| 2000s | 43.8% | 48.4% | 4.7% | Seychelles |
| 2010s | 38.8% | 40.2% | 1.4% | Seychelles |
| 2020s | 37.9% | 39.7% | 1.8% | Seychelles |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, Brunei Darussalam or Seychelles?
- Seychelles, at 39.9% against 38.6% in Brunei Darussalam as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio between Brunei Darussalam and Seychelles?
- 1.3%, with Seychelles ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brunei Darussalam and Seychelles?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Brunei Darussalam and Seychelles rank globally for age dependency ratio?
- Brunei Darussalam ranks 204th and Seychelles ranks 202nd 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.