Djibouti vs Hong Kong, China: Age dependency ratio
Djibouti
51.0%
in 2025
Hong Kong, China
51.5%
in 2025
Djibouti rank
145th
Hong Kong, China rank
144th
Age dependency ratio over time
- Djibouti
- Hong Kong, China
How they compare
Hong Kong, China currently reports 51.5% against 51.0% in Djibouti, a difference of 0.5%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Djibouti ahead.
Djibouti ranks 145th and Hong Kong, China ranks 144th of 218 countries.
Djibouti has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Djibouti | Hong Kong, China | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 86.6% | 86.3% | 0.2% | Djibouti |
| 1970s | 92.0% | 58.9% | 33.1% | Djibouti |
| 1980s | 91.2% | 44.7% | 46.5% | Djibouti |
| 1990s | 83.3% | 41.0% | 42.3% | Djibouti |
| 2000s | 71.3% | 36.9% | 34.4% | Djibouti |
| 2010s | 61.9% | 36.9% | 25.0% | Djibouti |
| 2020s | 52.8% | 47.1% | 5.7% | Djibouti |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, Djibouti or Hong Kong, China?
- Hong Kong, China, at 51.5% against 51.0% in Djibouti as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio between Djibouti and Hong Kong, China?
- 0.5%, with Hong Kong, China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Djibouti and Hong Kong, China?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Djibouti and Hong Kong, China rank globally for age dependency ratio?
- Djibouti ranks 145th and Hong Kong, China ranks 144th 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.