Dominica vs Macao: Age dependency breakdown
Dominica
18.4%
in 2023
Macao
18.6%
in 2023
Dominica rank
89th
Macao rank
87th
Age dependency breakdown over time
- Dominica
- Macao
How they compare
Macao currently reports 18.6% against 18.4% in Dominica, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Dominica ahead.
Dominica ranks 89th and Macao ranks 87th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Dominica averaged higher in 7 and Macao in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Dominica | Macao | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 12.6% | 6.1% | 6.5% | Dominica |
| 1960s | 11.6% | 9.2% | 2.5% | Dominica |
| 1970s | 12.8% | 15.9% | 3.0% | Macao |
| 1980s | 14.1% | 10.6% | 3.5% | Dominica |
| 1990s | 15.6% | 9.9% | 5.8% | Dominica |
| 2000s | 16.5% | 9.3% | 7.2% | Dominica |
| 2010s | 16.0% | 10.9% | 5.1% | Dominica |
| 2020s | 18.1% | 16.9% | 1.2% | Dominica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency breakdown, Dominica or Macao?
- Macao, at 18.6% against 18.4% in Dominica as of 2023.
- What is the difference in age dependency breakdown between Dominica and Macao?
- 0.2%, with Macao ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Dominica and Macao?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Dominica and Macao rank globally for age dependency breakdown?
- Dominica ranks 89th and Macao ranks 87th 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).