Age dependency ratio of working age population in Malaysia
Malaysia: Age dependency ratio of working age population was 42.32 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Age dependency ratio of working age population in Malaysia, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Malaysia recorded 42.32 for age dependency ratio of working age population in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
The figure is down 1.3% on the previous year and down 9.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age dependency ratio of working age population in Malaysia peaked at 97.34 in 1964 and was at its lowest, 42.32, in 2023.
Malaysia ranks 209th of 236 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 86.8 | 84.16 | 91.62 | 10 |
| 1960s | 95.02 | 91.36 | 97.34 | 10 |
| 1970s | 82.28 | 75.25 | 89.69 | 10 |
| 1980s | 71.6 | 69.65 | 74.08 | 10 |
| 1990s | 65.55 | 62.47 | 68.89 | 10 |
| 2000s | 56.01 | 50.21 | 61.41 | 10 |
| 2010s | 46.53 | 44.83 | 49 | 10 |
| 2020s | 43.26 | 42.32 | 44.26 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
- 206 Trinidad and Tobago 42.61 compare
- 207 Bahamas 42.47 compare
- 208 Thailand 42.44 compare
- 210 Western Sahara 42.29 compare
- 211 Antigua and Barbuda 41.75 compare
- 212 Palau 41.68 compare
More population data for Malaysia
- Population growth rate -0.278 (2100)
- Population density 134 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 1.91 million (2100)
- Population growth rate by level of development -0.278 (2100)
- Fertility vs contraception 1.54 (2024)
- Fertility vs unmet contraception 1.54 (2024)
- Refugee population by country or territory of asylum 138,417 (2024)
- Fertility and wanted fertility 1.54 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs share that are religious 1.55 (2023)
- Effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected to surviv 1.53 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is age dependency ratio of working age population in Malaysia?
- Age dependency ratio of working age population in Malaysia was 42.32 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest age dependency ratio of working age population recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 97.34 in 1964.
- What is the lowest age dependency ratio of working age population recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 42.32 in 2023.
- How does Malaysia rank for age dependency ratio of working age population?
- Malaysia ranks 209th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is age dependency ratio of working age population rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malaysia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Age dependency ratio of working age population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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