Hong Kong vs India: Age dependency ratio of working age population
Hong Kong
47.62
in 2023
India
47.01
in 2023
Hong Kong rank
180th
India rank
183rd
Age dependency ratio of working age population over time
- Hong Kong
- India
How they compare
Hong Kong currently reports 47.62 against 47.01 in India, a difference of 0.61.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was India ahead.
Hong Kong ranks 180th and India ranks 183rd of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Hong Kong averaged higher in 1 and India in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Hong Kong | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 59.36 | 72.97 | 13.6 | India |
| 1960s | 86.3 | 81.38 | 4.92 | Hong Kong |
| 1970s | 58.91 | 80.25 | 21.34 | India |
| 1980s | 44.65 | 76.36 | 31.71 | India |
| 1990s | 40.99 | 71.16 | 30.17 | India |
| 2000s | 36.88 | 62.31 | 25.44 | India |
| 2010s | 36.85 | 52.95 | 16.1 | India |
| 2020s | 45.25 | 47.81 | 2.55 | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio of working age population, Hong Kong or India?
- Hong Kong, at 47.62 against 47.01 in India as of 2023.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio of working age population between Hong Kong and India?
- 0.61, with Hong Kong ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong and India?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Hong Kong and India rank globally for age dependency ratio of working age population?
- Hong Kong ranks 180th and India ranks 183rd of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Age dependency ratio of working age population. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.