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
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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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.