Indonesia vs Malaysia: Age dependency breakdown
Indonesia
10.4%
in 2023
Malaysia
10.6%
in 2023
Indonesia rank
139th
Malaysia rank
136th
Age dependency breakdown over time
- Indonesia
- Malaysia
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports 10.6% against 10.4% in Indonesia, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Malaysia ahead.
Indonesia ranks 139th and Malaysia ranks 136th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Indonesia averaged higher in 5 and Malaysia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Indonesia | Malaysia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.6% | 7.0% | 3.5% | Malaysia |
| 1960s | 4.9% | 5.3% | 0.5% | Malaysia |
| 1970s | 6.2% | 5.7% | 0.5% | Indonesia |
| 1980s | 6.6% | 6.0% | 0.6% | Indonesia |
| 1990s | 7.2% | 6.1% | 1.1% | Indonesia |
| 2000s | 8.4% | 6.7% | 1.7% | Indonesia |
| 2010s | 9.1% | 8.3% | 0.9% | Indonesia |
| 2020s | 10.0% | 10.1% | 0.1% | Malaysia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency breakdown, Indonesia or Malaysia?
- Malaysia, at 10.6% against 10.4% in Indonesia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in age dependency breakdown between Indonesia and Malaysia?
- 0.2%, with Malaysia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Indonesia and Malaysia?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Indonesia and Malaysia rank globally for age dependency breakdown?
- Indonesia ranks 139th and Malaysia ranks 136th 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).