China vs Thailand: Age dependency breakdown
China
20.7%
in 2023
Thailand
20.9%
in 2023
China rank
78th
Thailand rank
77th
Age dependency breakdown over time
- China
- Thailand
How they compare
Thailand currently reports 20.9% against 20.7% in China, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was China ahead.
China ranks 78th and Thailand ranks 77th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, China averaged higher in 6 and Thailand in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 7.8% | 5.5% | 2.2% | China |
| 1960s | 6.7% | 5.4% | 1.3% | China |
| 1970s | 7.0% | 5.6% | 1.4% | China |
| 1980s | 7.6% | 5.7% | 1.9% | China |
| 1990s | 9.0% | 7.0% | 2.0% | China |
| 2000s | 11.0% | 10.4% | 0.6% | China |
| 2010s | 14.1% | 14.3% | 0.2% | Thailand |
| 2020s | 19.5% | 19.5% | 0.0% | Thailand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency breakdown, China or Thailand?
- Thailand, at 20.9% against 20.7% in China as of 2023.
- What is the difference in age dependency breakdown between China and Thailand?
- 0.2%, with Thailand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Thailand?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do China and Thailand rank globally for age dependency breakdown?
- China ranks 78th and Thailand ranks 77th 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).