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China vs India: Age dependency ratio (% of working-age population)

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

In , China's Age dependency ratio (% of working-age population) was 44.24, compared to India's 46.56. That makes China's value 5.0% lower than India's.

China

Rank #186 of 217 globally

China trend
Latest (2024)
44.24
Year-over-year
-1.1%
10-year change
+13.8%
Peak
44.73 (2023)
Trough
37.24 (2010)

India

Rank #169 of 217 globally

India trend
Latest (2024)
46.56
Year-over-year
-1.0%
10-year change
-12.5%
Peak
61.91 (2005)
Trough
46.56 (2024)

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