Malaysia vs Sint Maarten (Dutch part): Age dependency ratio
Malaysia
41.5%
in 2025
Sint Maarten (Dutch part)
41.4%
in 2025
Malaysia rank
198th
Sint Maarten (Dutch part) rank
199th
Age dependency ratio over time
- Malaysia
- Sint Maarten (Dutch part)
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports 41.5% against 41.4% in Sint Maarten (Dutch part), a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Sint Maarten (Dutch part) ahead.
Malaysia ranks 198th and Sint Maarten (Dutch part) ranks 199th of 218 countries.
Malaysia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malaysia | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 95.0% | 83.1% | 11.9% | Malaysia |
| 1970s | 82.3% | 66.1% | 16.2% | Malaysia |
| 1980s | 71.6% | 48.7% | 22.9% | Malaysia |
| 1990s | 65.5% | 40.2% | 25.3% | Malaysia |
| 2000s | 56.0% | 39.0% | 17.0% | Malaysia |
| 2010s | 46.5% | 38.1% | 8.4% | Malaysia |
| 2020s | 42.7% | 40.9% | 1.9% | Malaysia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, Malaysia or Sint Maarten (Dutch part)?
- Malaysia, at 41.5% against 41.4% in Sint Maarten (Dutch part) as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio between Malaysia and Sint Maarten (Dutch part)?
- 0.1%, with Malaysia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Sint Maarten (Dutch part)?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Malaysia and Sint Maarten (Dutch part) rank globally for age dependency ratio?
- Malaysia ranks 198th 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.