Indonesia vs Myanmar: Age dependency ratio
Indonesia
46.6%
in 2025
Myanmar
46.2%
in 2025
Indonesia rank
171st
Myanmar rank
174th
Age dependency ratio over time
- Indonesia
- Myanmar
How they compare
Indonesia currently reports 46.6% against 46.2% in Myanmar, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Myanmar ahead.
Indonesia ranks 171st and Myanmar ranks 174th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Indonesia averaged higher in 4 and Myanmar in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Indonesia | Myanmar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 78.6% | 79.8% | 1.2% | Myanmar |
| 1970s | 83.0% | 78.9% | 4.1% | Indonesia |
| 1980s | 73.7% | 73.5% | 0.2% | Indonesia |
| 1990s | 61.3% | 64.2% | 2.9% | Myanmar |
| 2000s | 53.3% | 54.6% | 1.3% | Myanmar |
| 2010s | 49.6% | 47.9% | 1.7% | Indonesia |
| 2020s | 47.2% | 46.2% | 1.0% | Indonesia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, Indonesia or Myanmar?
- Indonesia, at 46.6% against 46.2% in Myanmar as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio between Indonesia and Myanmar?
- 0.4%, with Indonesia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Indonesia and Myanmar?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Indonesia and Myanmar rank globally for age dependency ratio?
- Indonesia ranks 171st and Myanmar ranks 174th 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.