India vs Indonesia: Age dependency ratio of working age population

India
47.01
in 2023
Indonesia
47.02
in 2023
India rank
177th
Indonesia rank
176th

Age dependency ratio of working age population over time

  • India
  • Indonesia
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How they compare

Indonesia currently reports 47.02 against 47.01 in India, a difference of 0.01.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Indonesia ahead.

India ranks 177th and Indonesia ranks 176th of 229 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade India Indonesia Difference Ahead
1950s 72.97 72.14 0.822 India
1960s 81.38 78.63 2.76 India
1970s 80.25 83.05 2.8 Indonesia
1980s 76.36 73.7 2.66 India
1990s 71.16 61.29 9.87 India
2000s 62.31 53.34 8.97 India
2010s 52.95 49.6 3.35 India
2020s 47.81 47.49 0.3225 India

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher age dependency ratio of working age population, India or Indonesia?
Indonesia, at 47.02 against 47.01 in India as of 2023.
What is the difference in age dependency ratio of working age population between India and Indonesia?
0.01, with Indonesia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for India and Indonesia?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do India and Indonesia rank globally for age dependency ratio of working age population?
India ranks 177th and Indonesia ranks 176th of 229 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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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