Age dependency ratio in Malaysia
Malaysia: Age dependency ratio was 41.5% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Age dependency ratio in Malaysia, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in % of working-age population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for age dependency ratio in Malaysia is 41.5%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
The figure is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 9.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age dependency ratio in Malaysia peaked at 97.3% in 1964 and was at its lowest, 41.5%, in 2025.
Malaysia ranks 195th of 215 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 95.0% | 91.4% | 97.3% | 10 |
| 1970s | 82.3% | 75.2% | 89.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 71.6% | 69.6% | 74.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 65.5% | 62.5% | 68.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 56.0% | 50.2% | 61.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 46.5% | 44.8% | 49.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 42.7% | 41.5% | 44.3% | 6 |
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More health data for Malaysia
- Age population, age 12, male, interpolated 296,272 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 265,915 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, male, interpolated 287,666 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, female, interpolated 264,744 (2025)
- Age population, age 13, male, interpolated 290,930 (2025)
- Age population, age 13, female, interpolated 267,080 (2025)
- Population, male 52.3% (2025)
- Age population, age 10, male, interpolated 296,604 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, female, interpolated 273,204 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, male, interpolated 288,482 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is age dependency ratio in Malaysia?
- Age dependency ratio in Malaysia was 41.5% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest age dependency ratio recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 97.3% in 1964.
- What is the lowest age dependency ratio recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 41.5% in 2025.
- How does Malaysia rank for age dependency ratio?
- Malaysia ranks 195th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is age dependency ratio rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malaysia data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Age dependency ratio (% of working-age population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.