Malaysia vs Myanmar: Age dependency breakdown
Malaysia
10.6%
in 2023
Myanmar
10.4%
in 2023
Malaysia rank
136th
Myanmar rank
138th
Age dependency breakdown over time
- Malaysia
- Myanmar
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports 10.6% against 10.4% in Myanmar, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Malaysia ahead.
Malaysia ranks 136th and Myanmar ranks 138th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Malaysia averaged higher in 2 and Myanmar in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malaysia | Myanmar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 7.0% | 5.7% | 1.4% | Malaysia |
| 1960s | 5.3% | 6.5% | 1.2% | Myanmar |
| 1970s | 5.7% | 7.1% | 1.4% | Myanmar |
| 1980s | 6.0% | 7.4% | 1.4% | Myanmar |
| 1990s | 6.1% | 7.8% | 1.7% | Myanmar |
| 2000s | 6.7% | 7.9% | 1.2% | Myanmar |
| 2010s | 8.3% | 8.4% | 0.1% | Myanmar |
| 2020s | 10.1% | 9.9% | 0.2% | Malaysia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency breakdown, Malaysia or Myanmar?
- Malaysia, at 10.6% against 10.4% in Myanmar as of 2023.
- What is the difference in age dependency breakdown between Malaysia and Myanmar?
- 0.2%, with Malaysia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Myanmar?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Malaysia and Myanmar rank globally for age dependency breakdown?
- Malaysia ranks 136th and Myanmar ranks 138th 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).