Macao vs Mauritius: Age dependency breakdown
Macao
18.6%
in 2023
Mauritius
18.0%
in 2023
Macao rank
87th
Mauritius rank
90th
Age dependency breakdown over time
- Macao
- Mauritius
How they compare
Macao currently reports 18.6% against 18.0% in Mauritius, a difference of 0.6%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Mauritius ahead.
Macao ranks 87th and Mauritius ranks 90th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Macao averaged higher in 6 and Mauritius in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Macao | Mauritius | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6.1% | 6.0% | 0.1% | Macao |
| 1960s | 9.2% | 6.3% | 2.8% | Macao |
| 1970s | 15.9% | 6.7% | 9.1% | Macao |
| 1980s | 10.6% | 7.3% | 3.3% | Macao |
| 1990s | 9.9% | 8.7% | 1.2% | Macao |
| 2000s | 9.3% | 9.3% | 0.0% | Mauritius |
| 2010s | 10.9% | 12.2% | 1.3% | Mauritius |
| 2020s | 16.9% | 16.8% | 0.1% | Macao |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency breakdown, Macao or Mauritius?
- Macao, at 18.6% against 18.0% in Mauritius as of 2023.
- What is the difference in age dependency breakdown between Macao and Mauritius?
- 0.6%, with Macao ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Macao and Mauritius?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Macao and Mauritius rank globally for age dependency breakdown?
- Macao ranks 87th and Mauritius ranks 90th 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).