Indonesia vs Turkey: Total dependency ratio
Indonesia
47.0%
in 2023
Turkey
46.7%
in 2023
Indonesia rank
182nd
Turkey rank
184th
Total dependency ratio over time
- Indonesia
- Turkey
How they compare
Indonesia currently reports 47.0% against 46.7% in Turkey, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Turkey ahead.
Indonesia ranks 182nd and Turkey ranks 184th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Indonesia averaged higher in 3 and Turkey in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Indonesia | Turkey | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 72.1% | 81.5% | 9.4% | Turkey |
| 1960s | 78.6% | 88.7% | 10.1% | Turkey |
| 1970s | 83.0% | 86.1% | 3.0% | Turkey |
| 1980s | 73.7% | 75.0% | 1.3% | Turkey |
| 1990s | 61.3% | 62.7% | 1.4% | Turkey |
| 2000s | 53.3% | 53.1% | 0.2% | Indonesia |
| 2010s | 49.6% | 46.9% | 2.7% | Indonesia |
| 2020s | 47.5% | 46.7% | 0.8% | Indonesia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total dependency ratio, Indonesia or Turkey?
- Indonesia, at 47.0% against 46.7% in Turkey as of 2023.
- What is the difference in total dependency ratio between Indonesia and Turkey?
- 0.3%, with Indonesia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Indonesia and Turkey?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Indonesia and Turkey rank globally for total dependency ratio?
- Indonesia ranks 182nd and Turkey ranks 184th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Total dependency ratio. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The number of children (under 15) and people aged 65 and over per 100 working-age people (aged 15 to 64).