Hong Kong vs India: Total dependency ratio
Hong Kong
47.6%
in 2023
India
47.0%
in 2023
Hong Kong rank
180th
India rank
183rd
Total dependency ratio over time
- Hong Kong
- India
How they compare
Hong Kong currently reports 47.6% against 47.0% in India, a difference of 0.6%.
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 | 59.4% | 73.0% | 13.6% | India |
| 1960s | 86.3% | 81.4% | 4.9% | Hong Kong |
| 1970s | 58.9% | 80.3% | 21.3% | India |
| 1980s | 44.6% | 76.4% | 31.7% | India |
| 1990s | 41.0% | 71.2% | 30.2% | India |
| 2000s | 36.9% | 62.3% | 25.4% | India |
| 2010s | 36.9% | 52.9% | 16.1% | India |
| 2020s | 45.3% | 47.8% | 2.6% | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total dependency ratio, Hong Kong or India?
- Hong Kong, at 47.6% against 47.0% in India as of 2023.
- What is the difference in total dependency ratio between Hong Kong and India?
- 0.6%, 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 total dependency ratio?
- Hong Kong ranks 180th and India ranks 183rd of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Total dependency ratio. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of children (under 15) and people aged 65 and over per 100 working-age people (aged 15 to 64).