British Virgin Islands vs Macau, China: Age dependency ratio, young
British Virgin Islands
18.6%
in 2025
Macau, China
19.3%
in 2025
British Virgin Islands rank
210th
Macau, China rank
207th
Age dependency ratio, young over time
- British Virgin Islands
- Macau, China
How they compare
Macau, China currently reports 19.3% against 18.6% in British Virgin Islands, a difference of 0.7%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was British Virgin Islands ahead.
British Virgin Islands ranks 210th and Macau, China ranks 207th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, British Virgin Islands averaged higher in 5 and Macau, China in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | British Virgin Islands | Macau, China | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 75.1% | 91.7% | 16.6% | Macau, China |
| 1970s | 61.0% | 79.7% | 18.7% | Macau, China |
| 1980s | 48.5% | 36.4% | 12.1% | British Virgin Islands |
| 1990s | 39.1% | 35.9% | 3.2% | British Virgin Islands |
| 2000s | 33.3% | 23.9% | 9.4% | British Virgin Islands |
| 2010s | 26.9% | 16.6% | 10.2% | British Virgin Islands |
| 2020s | 20.6% | 19.4% | 1.2% | British Virgin Islands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, young, British Virgin Islands or Macau, China?
- Macau, China, at 19.3% against 18.6% in British Virgin Islands as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio, young between British Virgin Islands and Macau, China?
- 0.7%, with Macau, China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for British Virgin Islands and Macau, China?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do British Virgin Islands and Macau, China rank globally for age dependency ratio, young?
- British Virgin Islands ranks 210th and Macau, China ranks 207th of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Age dependency ratio, young (% 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, young, is the ratio of younger dependents--people younger than 15--to the working-age population--those ages 15-64. Data are shown as the proportion of dependents per 100 working-age population.