Japan vs Macau, China: Age dependency ratio, young
Japan
19.1%
in 2025
Macau, China
19.3%
in 2025
Japan rank
209th
Macau, China rank
207th
Age dependency ratio, young over time
- Japan
- Macau, China
How they compare
Macau, China currently reports 19.3% against 19.1% in Japan, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Macau, China ahead.
Japan ranks 209th and Macau, China ranks 207th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 2 and Macau, China in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Macau, China | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 38.5% | 91.7% | 53.2% | Macau, China |
| 1970s | 34.5% | 79.7% | 45.2% | Macau, China |
| 1980s | 31.7% | 36.4% | 4.7% | Macau, China |
| 1990s | 23.0% | 35.9% | 12.9% | Macau, China |
| 2000s | 21.0% | 23.9% | 2.9% | Macau, China |
| 2010s | 21.2% | 16.6% | 4.5% | Japan |
| 2020s | 20.0% | 19.4% | 0.5% | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, young, Japan or Macau, China?
- Macau, China, at 19.3% against 19.1% in Japan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio, young between Japan and Macau, China?
- 0.2%, with Macau, China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Macau, China?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Japan and Macau, China rank globally for age dependency ratio, young?
- Japan ranks 209th 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.