China vs South Africa: 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 South Africa's 48.31. That makes China's value 8.4% lower than South Africa's.
China
Rank #186 of 217 globally
- Latest (2024)
- 44.24
- Year-over-year
- -1.1%
- 10-year change
- +13.8%
- Peak
- 44.73 (2023)
- Trough
- 37.24 (2010)
South Africa
Rank #163 of 217 globally
- Latest (2024)
- 48.31
- Year-over-year
- -0.1%
- 10-year change
- -5.5%
- Peak
- 56.65 (2005)
- Trough
- 48.31 (2024)
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Source: World Bank Open Data (SP.POP.DPND), CC BY 4.0.