China vs Trinidad and Tobago: Age dependency ratio
China
43.5%
in 2025
Trinidad and Tobago
43.7%
in 2025
China rank
192nd
Trinidad and Tobago rank
189th
Age dependency ratio over time
- China
- Trinidad and Tobago
How they compare
Trinidad and Tobago currently reports 43.7% against 43.5% in China, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Trinidad and Tobago ahead.
China ranks 192nd and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 189th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, China averaged higher in 4 and Trinidad and Tobago in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Trinidad and Tobago | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 80.4% | 86.6% | 6.2% | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 1970s | 77.9% | 73.3% | 4.6% | China |
| 1980s | 58.6% | 63.1% | 4.5% | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 1990s | 50.1% | 55.1% | 5.0% | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 2000s | 40.7% | 39.1% | 1.6% | China |
| 2010s | 39.7% | 38.0% | 1.7% | China |
| 2020s | 44.3% | 42.4% | 1.9% | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, China or Trinidad and Tobago?
- Trinidad and Tobago, at 43.7% against 43.5% in China as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio between China and Trinidad and Tobago?
- 0.2%, with Trinidad and Tobago ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Trinidad and Tobago?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do China and Trinidad and Tobago rank globally for age dependency ratio?
- China ranks 192nd and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 189th 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.