Bhutan vs Brunei: Old-age dependency ratio
Bhutan
8.8%
in 2023
Brunei
9.0%
in 2023
Bhutan rank
156th
Brunei rank
153rd
Old-age dependency ratio over time
- Bhutan
- Brunei
How they compare
Brunei currently reports 9.0% against 8.8% in Bhutan, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Brunei ahead.
Bhutan ranks 156th and Brunei ranks 153rd of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Bhutan averaged higher in 5 and Brunei in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bhutan | Brunei | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 4.6% | 7.5% | 3.0% | Brunei |
| 1960s | 4.3% | 6.5% | 2.2% | Brunei |
| 1970s | 4.4% | 4.9% | 0.5% | Brunei |
| 1980s | 4.9% | 4.4% | 0.4% | Bhutan |
| 1990s | 5.7% | 4.1% | 1.6% | Bhutan |
| 2000s | 7.3% | 4.4% | 2.9% | Bhutan |
| 2010s | 8.2% | 5.8% | 2.5% | Bhutan |
| 2020s | 8.7% | 8.3% | 0.3% | Bhutan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher old-age dependency ratio, Bhutan or Brunei?
- Brunei, at 9.0% against 8.8% in Bhutan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in old-age dependency ratio between Bhutan and Brunei?
- 0.2%, with Brunei ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Brunei?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Bhutan and Brunei rank globally for old-age dependency ratio?
- Bhutan ranks 156th and Brunei ranks 153rd of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Old-age dependency ratio. 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).