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Malaysia

Dependent People

44.16
percent of the working age population
Source: IMF
159
Costa Rica45.1
160
Vietnam45.05
161
Cyprus44.9
162
Hong Kong44.65
163
Macedonia44.48
164
Malaysia44.16
165
Brazil43.48
166
Azerbaijan43.38
167
Luxembourg42.75
168
China42.21
169
Thailand41.86
17
Bangladesh47.02
19
Bhutan45.14
20
Vietnam45.05
21
Hong Kong44.65
22
Malaysia44.16
23
Azerbaijan43.38
24
China42.21
25
Thailand41.86

Definition of Dependent People

Age dependency ratio is the ratio of dependents--people younger than 15 or older than 64--to the working-age population--those ages 15-64. Data are shown as the proportion of dependents per 100 working-age population.

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