China vs Iran: Total dependency ratio

China

44.7%

in 2023

Iran

44.4%

in 2023

China rank

196th

Iran rank

198th

Total dependency ratio over time

China currently reports 44.7% against 44.4% in Iran, a difference of 0.3%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Iran ahead.

China ranks 196th and Iran ranks 198th of 236 countries.

Indicator: Total dependency ratio
Unit: %
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

The number of children (under 15) and people aged 65 and over per 100 working-age people (aged 15 to 64).