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China vs United States: 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 United States's 54.45. That makes China's value 18.7% lower than United States'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)

United States

Rank #112 of 217 globally

United States trend
Latest (2024)
54.45
Year-over-year
+1.0%
10-year change
+9.0%
Peak
54.45 (2024)
Trough
47.77 (2007)

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