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China vs Japan: Age dependency ratio, young (% of working-age population)

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

In , China's Age dependency ratio, young (% of working-age population) was 23.09, compared to Japan's 19.45. That makes China's value 18.7% higher than Japan's.

China

Rank #178 of 217 globally

China trend
Latest (2024)
23.09
Year-over-year
-3.8%
10-year change
-9.3%
Peak
28.26 (2005)
Trough
23.09 (2024)

Japan

Rank #207 of 217 globally

Japan trend
Latest (2024)
19.45
Year-over-year
-1.8%
10-year change
-8.8%
Peak
21.33 (2014)
Trough
19.45 (2024)

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