Age dependency ratio — all countries

Age dependency ratio — Hong Kong

Age dependency ratio in Hong Kong in 2025 — 51.5 per 100. Ranked 74 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has fallen by 32.7%.

2025 51.5 per 100 +3.67% vs 2024
World rank 74of 217
Period maximum 108.2 per 1001963
Period minimum 33.9 per 1002011

Trend over time

1960–2025 · per 100 people aged 15–64

Age dependency ratio — Hong Kong, 1960–202505010015019601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 76.4 per 1001962: 93.1 per 1001964: 86.6 per 1001966: 69.8 per 1001968: 104.1 per 1001970: 74.2 per 1001972: 64.4 per 1001974: 59.3 per 1001976: 54.5 per 1001978: 50.1 per 1001980: 46.7 per 1001982: 45.4 per 1001984: 44.8 per 1001986: 44.3 per 1001988: 43.3 per 1001990: 42.5 per 1001992: 41.8 per 1001994: 41.1 per 1001996: 40.5 per 1001998: 40 per 1002000: 39.1 per 1002002: 38.4 per 1002004: 37.5 per 1002006: 35.9 per 1002008: 34.9 per 1002010: 34.1 per 1002012: 34.3 per 1002014: 35.9 per 1002016: 37.9 per 1002018: 40.4 per 1002020: 43.1 per 1002022: 46.2 per 1002024: 49.6 per 1002025: 51.5 per 100
Change over the period: −25 (−32.67%) Average annual rate: -0.61 %

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Hong Kong

Hong Kong 51.5 per 100
World 54.5 per 100
East Asia & Pacific 46.2 per 100
Eastern Asia computed 45.7 per 100
High-income countries computed 55.6 per 100
Age dependency ratio — Hong Kong, by year Hong Kong All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 100 Change Change, %
2025 51.5 +1.8 +3.67%
2024 49.6 +1.8 +3.84%
2023 47.8 +1.6 +3.5%
2022 46.2 +1.6 +3.59%
2021 44.6 +1.5 +3.53%
2020 43.1 +1.4 +3.24%
2019 41.7 +1.3 +3.25%
2018 40.4 +1.3 +3.25%
2017 39.1 +1.2 +3.21%
2016 37.9 +1.1 +2.9%
2015 36.8 +1 +2.76%
2014 35.9 +0.9 +2.55%
2013 35 +0.7 +2.07%
2012 34.3 +0.3 +0.98%
2011 33.9 −0.2 −0.53%
2010 34.1 −0.4 −1.12%
2009 34.5 −0.4 −1.13%
2008 34.9 −0.4 −1.27%
2007 35.3 −0.6 −1.68%
2006 35.9 −0.8 −2.13%
2005 36.7 −0.8 −2.05%
2004 37.5 −0.6 −1.58%
2003 38.1 −0.4 −0.95%
2002 38.4 −0.2 −0.6%
2001 38.7 −0.4 −1%
2000 39.1 −0.5 −1.3%
1999 39.6 −0.4 −0.95%
1998 40 −0.3 −0.66%
1997 40.2 −0.2 −0.56%
1996 40.5 −0.3 −0.71%
1995 40.7 −0.4 −0.94%
1994 41.1 −0.4 −0.89%
1993 41.5 −0.3 −0.79%
1992 41.8 −0.3 −0.79%
1991 42.2 −0.4 −0.83%
1990 42.5 −0.4 −0.92%
1989 42.9 −0.4 −1.02%
1988 43.3 −0.5 −1.05%
1987 43.8 −0.4 −1%
1986 44.3 −0.3 −0.64%
1985 44.5 −0.2 −0.48%
1984 44.8 −0.3 −0.66%
1983 45.1 −0.3 −0.73%
1982 45.4 −0.4 −0.91%
1981 45.8 −0.9 −1.87%
1980 46.7 −1.5 −3.11%
1979 48.2 −1.9 −3.86%
1978 50.1 −2.2 −4.16%
1977 52.3 −2.2 −4.05%
1976 54.5 −2.3 −4.08%
1975 56.8 −2.5 −4.18%
1974 59.3 −2.5 −4.12%
1973 61.8 −2.6 −4%
1972 64.4 −3.1 −4.58%
1971 67.5 −6.8 −9.1%
1970 74.2 −12.3 −14.18%
1969 86.5 −17.5 −16.85%
1968 104.1 +16.8 +19.24%
1967 87.3 +17.5 +25.09%
1966 69.8 +0.5 +0.78%
1965 69.2 −17.4 −20.07%
1964 86.6 −21.6 −19.99%
1963 108.2 +15.1 +16.24%
1962 93.1 +11.2 +13.71%
1961 81.9 +5.5 +7.13%
1960 76.4

Eastern Asia, 2025

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

The ratio of people younger than 15 and older than 64 to the population aged 15–64, per 100 people. It shows how many dependents there are for every 100 people of working age. The minimum of the ratio is the so-called demographic window, when children have already grown up but the population has not yet aged; it was in that period that the economic surges of East Asia took place.

Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.