China's Age Dependency Ratio: Old

AGE DEPENDENCY RATIO FOR ELDERLY PEOPLE (%)

The old-age dependency ratio is the ratio of elderly dependents (who are generally economically inactive and 65 years and older), compared to the number of people of working age (15-64-year-olds).

A high dependency ratio means those of working age, and the overall economy, face a greater burden in supporting the aging population.

China's age dependency ratio for elderly people was: 21.2% reported in 2024 (most recent observation). This is a lower value against a global average of 85.1%. A lower ratio indicates less financial burden is carried by working people, and consequently less government assistace required than dependents under the age of 15.

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Data source: United Nations, Washington D.C.


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Afghanistan 4.4
Albania 25.5
Algeria 10.4
Angola 5.4
Argentina 18.8
Armenia 20.4
Australia 27.5
Austria 31.6
Azerbaijan 12.3
Bahamas, The 16.7
Bahrain 5.0
Bangladesh 9.9
Belarus 26.8
Belgium 32.4
Benin 5.6
Bhutan 8.9
Bolivia 8.7
Bosnia and Herzegovina 34.3
Botswana 6.3
Brazil 15.9
Bulgaria 34.7
Burkina Faso 4.8
Burundi 4.8
Cambodia 9.6
Cameroon 5.0
Canada 30.4
Central African Republic 4.4
Chad 4.1
Chile 20.5
China 21.2
Colombia 14.0
Comoros 7.7
Congo, Dem. Rep 6.0
Congo, Rep. 5.3
Costa Rica 17.7
Cote d'Ivoire 4.6
Croatia 36.9
Cyprus 21.1
Czechia 32.7
Denmark 32.9
Dominican Republic 12.0
Ecuador 12.4
Egypt 8.1
El Salvador 12.2
Estonia 33.8
Eswatini 6.8
Ethiopia 5.6
Finland 38.9
France 36.1
Gabon 6.9
Gambia 5.4
Georgia 24.6
Germany 36.9
Ghana 6.1
Greece 38.1
Guatemala 7.6
Guinea 6.2
Guinea-Bissau 5.5
Guyana 10.5
Haiti 7.3
Honduras 6.8
Hong Kong 33.9
Hungary 32.5
Iceland 23.5
India 10.5
Indonesia 10.7
Ireland 24.2
Israel 20.9
Italy 38.8
Jamaica 11.2
Japan 50.7
Jordan 7.0
Kazakhstan 14.0
Kenya 4.9
Korea, Rep. 27.5
Kuwait 3.9
Kyrgyzstan 9.2
Laos 7.2
Latvia 34.6
Lebanon 15.9
Lesotho 6.3
Liberia 5.8
Libya 7.4
Lithuania 31.0
Luxembourg 22.5
Madagascar 5.9
Malawi 4.6
Malaysia 11.0
Mali 4.6
Malta 30.3
Mauritania 6.0
Mauritius 18.9
Mexico 12.3
Moldova 25.3
Mongolia 8.2
Morocco 12.3
Mozambique 5.2
Myanmar 10.7
Namibia 6.2
Nepal 10.0
Netherlands 31.8
New Zealand 26.6
Nicaragua 8.4
Niger 5.1
Nigeria 5.5
North Macedonia 27.7
Norway 28.9
Oman 3.6
Pakistan 7.3
Panama 14.2
Papua New Guinea 5.5
Paraguay 10.1
Peru 13.8
Philippines 8.2
Poland 31.0
Portugal 39.1
Qatar 2.0
Romania 31.1
Russia 26.2
Rwanda 6.7
Saudi Arabia 4.0
Senegal 6.2
Serbia 36.0
Sierra Leone 5.5
Singapore 18.3
Slovak Republic 28.2
Slovenia 34.3
South Africa 9.9
Spain 32.1
Sri Lanka 18.4
Sudan 5.9
Suriname 11.9
Sweden 33.3
Switzerland 30.8
Taiwan 27.8
Tajikistan 6.4
Tanzania 5.6
Thailand 22.0
Togo 5.6
Tunisia 14.3
Türkiye 15.1
Turkmenistan 7.1
Uganda 4.0
Ukraine 28.2
United Arab Emirates 2.2
United Kingdom 30.8
United States 27.7
Uruguay 24.4
Uzbekistan 9.3
Vietnam 13.4
Yemen, Rep. 4.5
Zambia 3.4
Zimbabwe 6.5


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