China vs Saint Kitts and Nevis: Age dependency ratio
China
43.5%
in 2025
Saint Kitts and Nevis
43.0%
in 2025
China rank
192nd
Saint Kitts and Nevis rank
194th
Age dependency ratio over time
- China
- Saint Kitts and Nevis
How they compare
China currently reports 43.5% against 43.0% in Saint Kitts and Nevis, a difference of 0.5%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Saint Kitts and Nevis ahead.
China ranks 192nd and Saint Kitts and Nevis ranks 194th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, China averaged higher in 1 and Saint Kitts and Nevis in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Saint Kitts and Nevis | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 80.4% | 109.3% | 28.9% | Saint Kitts and Nevis |
| 1970s | 77.9% | 99.5% | 21.6% | Saint Kitts and Nevis |
| 1980s | 58.6% | 80.2% | 21.5% | Saint Kitts and Nevis |
| 1990s | 50.1% | 69.1% | 19.1% | Saint Kitts and Nevis |
| 2000s | 40.7% | 51.4% | 10.7% | Saint Kitts and Nevis |
| 2010s | 39.7% | 40.6% | 1.0% | Saint Kitts and Nevis |
| 2020s | 44.3% | 41.0% | 3.3% | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, China or Saint Kitts and Nevis?
- China, at 43.5% against 43.0% in Saint Kitts and Nevis as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio between China and Saint Kitts and Nevis?
- 0.5%, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Saint Kitts and Nevis?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do China and Saint Kitts and Nevis rank globally for age dependency ratio?
- China ranks 192nd and Saint Kitts and Nevis ranks 194th 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.