China vs Slovakia: Youth dependency ratio
China
24.0%
in 2023
Slovakia
24.1%
in 2023
China rank
185th
Slovakia rank
184th
Youth dependency ratio over time
- China
- Slovakia
How they compare
Slovakia currently reports 24.1% against 24.0% in China, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was China ahead.
China ranks 185th and Slovakia ranks 184th of 236 countries.
China has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Slovakia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 65.6% | 48.1% | 17.4% | China |
| 1960s | 73.7% | 48.8% | 24.8% | China |
| 1970s | 70.9% | 41.4% | 29.5% | China |
| 1980s | 51.0% | 41.0% | 10.0% | China |
| 1990s | 41.1% | 34.6% | 6.4% | China |
| 2000s | 29.8% | 24.4% | 5.4% | China |
| 2010s | 25.6% | 22.0% | 3.6% | China |
| 2020s | 25.0% | 23.9% | 1.2% | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher youth dependency ratio, China or Slovakia?
- Slovakia, at 24.1% against 24.0% in China as of 2023.
- What is the difference in youth dependency ratio between China and Slovakia?
- 0.1%, with Slovakia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Slovakia?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do China and Slovakia rank globally for youth dependency ratio?
- China ranks 185th and Slovakia ranks 184th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Youth 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 per 100 working-age people (aged 15 to 64).