Macau, China vs Malaysia: Age dependency ratio
Macau, China
40.5%
in 2025
Malaysia
41.5%
in 2025
Macau, China rank
200th
Malaysia rank
198th
Age dependency ratio over time
- Macau, China
- Malaysia
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports 41.5% against 40.5% in Macau, China, a difference of 1.0%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Malaysia ahead.
Macau, China ranks 200th and Malaysia ranks 198th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Macau, China averaged higher in 2 and Malaysia in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Macau, China | Malaysia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 100.9% | 95.0% | 5.9% | Macau, China |
| 1970s | 95.5% | 82.3% | 13.2% | Macau, China |
| 1980s | 47.0% | 71.6% | 24.6% | Malaysia |
| 1990s | 45.8% | 65.5% | 19.8% | Malaysia |
| 2000s | 33.2% | 56.0% | 22.8% | Malaysia |
| 2010s | 27.6% | 46.5% | 19.0% | Malaysia |
| 2020s | 37.5% | 42.7% | 5.2% | Malaysia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, Macau, China or Malaysia?
- Malaysia, at 41.5% against 40.5% in Macau, China as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio between Macau, China and Malaysia?
- 1.0%, with Malaysia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Macau, China and Malaysia?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Macau, China and Malaysia rank globally for age dependency ratio?
- Macau, China ranks 200th and Malaysia ranks 198th 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.