Hong Kong vs Indonesia: Age dependency ratio of working age population

Hong Kong
47.62
in 2023
Indonesia
47.02
in 2023
Hong Kong rank
180th
Indonesia rank
182nd

Age dependency ratio of working age population over time

  • Hong Kong
  • Indonesia
406080100195019862023

How they compare

Hong Kong currently reports 47.62 against 47.02 in Indonesia, a difference of 0.6.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Indonesia ahead.

Hong Kong ranks 180th and Indonesia ranks 182nd of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Hong Kong averaged higher in 1 and Indonesia in 7.

Head to head by decade

Decade Hong Kong Indonesia Difference Ahead
1950s 59.36 72.14 12.78 Indonesia
1960s 86.3 78.63 7.68 Hong Kong
1970s 58.91 83.05 24.14 Indonesia
1980s 44.65 73.7 29.05 Indonesia
1990s 40.99 61.29 20.3 Indonesia
2000s 36.88 53.34 16.47 Indonesia
2010s 36.85 49.6 12.75 Indonesia
2020s 45.25 47.49 2.23 Indonesia

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 Indonesia?
Hong Kong, at 47.62 against 47.02 in Indonesia as of 2023.
What is the difference in age dependency ratio of working age population between Hong Kong and Indonesia?
0.6, with Hong Kong ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong and Indonesia?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Hong Kong and Indonesia rank globally for age dependency ratio of working age population?
Hong Kong ranks 180th and Indonesia ranks 182nd 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.

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About this data

Indicator
Age dependency ratio of working age population
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed