Mauritius vs Thailand: Age dependency ratio, young

Mauritius
20.4%
in 2025
Thailand
20.7%
in 2025
Mauritius rank
202nd
Thailand rank
199th

Age dependency ratio, young over time

  • Mauritius
  • Thailand
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How they compare

Thailand currently reports 20.7% against 20.4% in Mauritius, a difference of 0.3%.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Mauritius ahead.

Mauritius ranks 202nd and Thailand ranks 199th of 218 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Mauritius averaged higher in 3 and Thailand in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mauritius Thailand Difference Ahead
1960s 84.3% 86.4% 2.1% Thailand
1970s 65.2% 78.2% 13.0% Thailand
1980s 49.9% 56.3% 6.4% Thailand
1990s 41.8% 40.2% 1.7% Mauritius
2000s 34.4% 31.9% 2.5% Mauritius
2010s 26.4% 25.6% 0.8% Mauritius
2020s 21.4% 21.7% 0.4% Thailand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher age dependency ratio, young, Mauritius or Thailand?
Thailand, at 20.7% against 20.4% in Mauritius as of 2025.
What is the difference in age dependency ratio, young between Mauritius and Thailand?
0.3%, with Thailand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritius and Thailand?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Mauritius and Thailand rank globally for age dependency ratio, young?
Mauritius ranks 202nd and Thailand 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, young (% of working-age population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Age dependency ratio, young (% of working-age population)
Unit
% of working-age population
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
266 places, 17,526 data points, 1960–2025
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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.