Marshall Islands vs Timor-Leste: Age dependency ratio, young
Marshall Islands
55.4%
in 2025
Timor-Leste
53.7%
in 2025
Marshall Islands rank
54th
Timor-Leste rank
57th
Age dependency ratio, young over time
- Marshall Islands
- Timor-Leste
How they compare
Marshall Islands currently reports 55.4% against 53.7% in Timor-Leste, a difference of 1.7%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Marshall Islands ahead.
Marshall Islands ranks 54th and Timor-Leste ranks 57th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Marshall Islands averaged higher in 4 and Timor-Leste in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Marshall Islands | Timor-Leste | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 98.0% | 67.4% | 30.5% | Marshall Islands |
| 1970s | 98.2% | 67.1% | 31.1% | Marshall Islands |
| 1980s | 108.7% | 68.3% | 40.4% | Marshall Islands |
| 1990s | 93.0% | 77.6% | 15.3% | Marshall Islands |
| 2000s | 68.9% | 77.0% | 8.1% | Timor-Leste |
| 2010s | 63.4% | 70.8% | 7.5% | Timor-Leste |
| 2020s | 56.2% | 57.6% | 1.4% | Timor-Leste |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, young, Marshall Islands or Timor-Leste?
- Marshall Islands, at 55.4% against 53.7% in Timor-Leste as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio, young between Marshall Islands and Timor-Leste?
- 1.7%, with Marshall Islands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Marshall Islands and Timor-Leste?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Marshall Islands and Timor-Leste rank globally for age dependency ratio, young?
- Marshall Islands ranks 54th and Timor-Leste ranks 57th 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.