Hong Kong, China vs Morocco: Age dependency ratio
Hong Kong, China
51.5%
in 2025
Morocco
50.7%
in 2025
Hong Kong, China rank
144th
Morocco rank
147th
Age dependency ratio over time
- Hong Kong, China
- Morocco
How they compare
Hong Kong, China currently reports 51.5% against 50.7% in Morocco, a difference of 0.8%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Morocco ahead.
Hong Kong, China ranks 144th and Morocco ranks 147th of 218 countries.
Morocco has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Hong Kong, China | Morocco | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 86.3% | 97.1% | 10.8% | Morocco |
| 1970s | 58.9% | 95.5% | 36.6% | Morocco |
| 1980s | 44.7% | 83.3% | 38.7% | Morocco |
| 1990s | 41.0% | 69.7% | 28.7% | Morocco |
| 2000s | 36.9% | 57.1% | 20.2% | Morocco |
| 2010s | 36.9% | 51.5% | 14.6% | Morocco |
| 2020s | 47.1% | 51.2% | 4.0% | Morocco |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, Hong Kong, China or Morocco?
- Hong Kong, China, at 51.5% against 50.7% in Morocco as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio between Hong Kong, China and Morocco?
- 0.8%, with Hong Kong, China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong, China and Morocco?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Hong Kong, China and Morocco rank globally for age dependency ratio?
- Hong Kong, China ranks 144th and Morocco ranks 147th 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.