Greenland vs Malaysia: Age dependency ratio, young
Greenland
30.6%
in 2025
Malaysia
30.2%
in 2025
Greenland rank
120th
Malaysia rank
122nd
Age dependency ratio, young over time
- Greenland
- Malaysia
How they compare
Greenland currently reports 30.6% against 30.2% in Malaysia, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Malaysia ahead.
Greenland ranks 120th and Malaysia ranks 122nd of 218 countries.
Malaysia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Greenland | Malaysia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 84.7% | 89.7% | 5.0% | Malaysia |
| 1970s | 64.1% | 76.6% | 12.5% | Malaysia |
| 1980s | 36.7% | 65.6% | 28.8% | Malaysia |
| 1990s | 39.5% | 59.5% | 19.9% | Malaysia |
| 2000s | 36.1% | 49.3% | 13.3% | Malaysia |
| 2010s | 30.1% | 38.3% | 8.2% | Malaysia |
| 2020s | 30.1% | 32.3% | 2.2% | Malaysia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, young, Greenland or Malaysia?
- Greenland, at 30.6% against 30.2% in Malaysia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio, young between Greenland and Malaysia?
- 0.4%, with Greenland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greenland and Malaysia?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Greenland and Malaysia rank globally for age dependency ratio, young?
- Greenland ranks 120th and Malaysia ranks 122nd 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.