Macau, China vs Sint Maarten (Dutch part): Age dependency ratio
Macau, China
40.5%
in 2025
Sint Maarten (Dutch part)
41.4%
in 2025
Macau, China rank
200th
Sint Maarten (Dutch part) rank
199th
Age dependency ratio over time
- Macau, China
- Sint Maarten (Dutch part)
How they compare
Sint Maarten (Dutch part) currently reports 41.4% against 40.5% in Macau, China, a difference of 0.9%.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Sint Maarten (Dutch part) ahead.
Macau, China ranks 200th and Sint Maarten (Dutch part) ranks 199th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Macau, China averaged higher in 3 and Sint Maarten (Dutch part) in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Macau, China | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 100.9% | 83.1% | 17.8% | Macau, China |
| 1970s | 95.5% | 66.1% | 29.5% | Macau, China |
| 1980s | 47.0% | 48.7% | 1.6% | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) |
| 1990s | 45.8% | 40.2% | 5.5% | Macau, China |
| 2000s | 33.2% | 39.0% | 5.8% | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) |
| 2010s | 27.6% | 38.1% | 10.5% | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) |
| 2020s | 37.5% | 40.9% | 3.3% | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, Macau, China or Sint Maarten (Dutch part)?
- Sint Maarten (Dutch part), at 41.4% against 40.5% in Macau, China as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio between Macau, China and Sint Maarten (Dutch part)?
- 0.9%, with Sint Maarten (Dutch part) ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Macau, China and Sint Maarten (Dutch part)?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Macau, China and Sint Maarten (Dutch part) rank globally for age dependency ratio?
- Macau, China ranks 200th and Sint Maarten (Dutch part) ranks 199th 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.