India vs Myanmar: Age dependency ratio
India
46.1%
in 2025
Myanmar
46.2%
in 2025
India rank
175th
Myanmar rank
173rd
Age dependency ratio over time
- India
- Myanmar
How they compare
Myanmar currently reports 46.2% against 46.1% in India, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was India ahead.
India ranks 175th and Myanmar ranks 173rd of 217 countries.
India has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Myanmar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 81.4% | 79.8% | 1.6% | India |
| 1970s | 80.3% | 78.9% | 1.3% | India |
| 1980s | 76.4% | 73.5% | 2.8% | India |
| 1990s | 71.2% | 64.2% | 6.9% | India |
| 2000s | 62.3% | 54.6% | 7.7% | India |
| 2010s | 53.0% | 47.9% | 5.1% | India |
| 2020s | 47.3% | 46.2% | 1.1% | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, India or Myanmar?
- Myanmar, at 46.2% against 46.1% in India as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio between India and Myanmar?
- 0.1%, with Myanmar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Myanmar?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do India and Myanmar rank globally for age dependency ratio?
- India ranks 175th and Myanmar ranks 173rd of 217 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.