Brunei vs East Timor: Age dependency breakdown

Brunei
9.0%
in 2023
East Timor
8.8%
in 2023
Brunei rank
153rd
East Timor rank
155th

Age dependency breakdown over time

  • Brunei
  • East Timor
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How they compare

Brunei currently reports 9.0% against 8.8% in East Timor, a difference of 0.2%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Brunei ahead.

Brunei ranks 153rd and East Timor ranks 155th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Brunei averaged higher in 5 and East Timor in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Brunei East Timor Difference Ahead
1950s 7.5% 5.4% 2.1% Brunei
1960s 6.5% 4.4% 2.2% Brunei
1970s 4.9% 4.5% 0.4% Brunei
1980s 4.4% 4.2% 0.2% Brunei
1990s 4.1% 4.1% 0.0% Brunei
2000s 4.4% 5.3% 0.9% East Timor
2010s 5.8% 9.2% 3.5% East Timor
2020s 8.3% 9.2% 0.8% East Timor

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher age dependency breakdown, Brunei or East Timor?
Brunei, at 9.0% against 8.8% in East Timor as of 2023.
What is the difference in age dependency breakdown between Brunei and East Timor?
0.2%, with Brunei ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brunei and East Timor?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Brunei and East Timor rank globally for age dependency breakdown?
Brunei ranks 153rd and East Timor ranks 155th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Age dependency breakdown. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Age dependency breakdown
Unit
%
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed

Number of people aged 65 and over per 100 working-age people (aged 15 to 64).