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