Malaysia vs Turkey: Youth dependency ratio
Malaysia
31.7%
in 2023
Turkey
32.0%
in 2023
Malaysia rank
129th
Turkey rank
127th
Youth dependency ratio over time
- Malaysia
- Turkey
How they compare
Turkey currently reports 32.0% against 31.7% in Malaysia, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Malaysia ahead.
Malaysia ranks 129th and Turkey ranks 127th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Malaysia averaged higher in 6 and Turkey in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malaysia | Turkey | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 79.8% | 74.4% | 5.4% | Malaysia |
| 1960s | 89.7% | 80.4% | 9.3% | Malaysia |
| 1970s | 76.6% | 77.3% | 0.7% | Turkey |
| 1980s | 65.6% | 66.9% | 1.3% | Turkey |
| 1990s | 59.5% | 54.4% | 5.0% | Malaysia |
| 2000s | 49.3% | 43.2% | 6.1% | Malaysia |
| 2010s | 38.3% | 35.6% | 2.7% | Malaysia |
| 2020s | 33.1% | 32.8% | 0.4% | Malaysia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher youth dependency ratio, Malaysia or Turkey?
- Turkey, at 32.0% against 31.7% in Malaysia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in youth dependency ratio between Malaysia and Turkey?
- 0.3%, with Turkey ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Turkey?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Malaysia and Turkey rank globally for youth dependency ratio?
- Malaysia ranks 129th and Turkey ranks 127th 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).