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Australia vs China: Age dependency ratio, old (% of working-age population)

Side-by-side comparison from World Bank Open Data.

In , Australia's Age dependency ratio, old (% of working-age population) was 27.52, compared to China's 21.15. That makes Australia's value 30.1% higher than China's.

Australia

Rank #47 of 217 globally

Australia trend
Latest (2024)
27.52
Year-over-year
+2.2%
10-year change
+25.0%
Peak
27.52 (2024)
Trough
19.13 (2005)

China

Rank #66 of 217 globally

China trend
Latest (2024)
21.15
Year-over-year
+2.1%
10-year change
+57.6%
Peak
21.15 (2024)
Trough
10.99 (2005)

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Source: World Bank Open Data (SP.POP.DPND.OL), CC BY 4.0.