Old-age dependency ratio in East Asia & Pacific stood at 20.32% in 2025, according to World Bank. The latest value is up 0.34 percentage points from 19.98% in 2024. Ten years earlier, in 2015, the value was 14.38% (up 5.94 percentage points since). The latest value is the highest since 1960; the lowest was 6.79% in 1965.
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Old-age dependency ratio in East Asia & Pacific stood at 20.32% in 2025, according to World Bank.
The latest value is up 0.34 percentage points from 19.98% in 2024. Ten years earlier, in 2015, the value was 14.38% (up 5.94 percentage points since).
The latest value is the highest since 1960; the lowest was 6.79% in 1965.
| Indicator | Old-age dependency ratio |
|---|---|
| Country | East Asia & Pacific |
| Category | Demographics |
| Unit | % |
| Source | World Bank |
| Interactive chart | View on EconDash |
| API access | EconDash API documentation |
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World Bank. (2026). Old-age dependency ratio — East Asia & Pacific [Data set]. Retrieved November 13, 2026, from EconDash: https://econdash.org/chart/old-age-dependency-ratio/EAS. Original source: https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SP.POP.DPND.OL
World Bank. "Old-age dependency ratio — East Asia & Pacific." EconDash, 2026, https://econdash.org/chart/old-age-dependency-ratio/EAS. Accessed 13 Nov. 2026. Original source: https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SP.POP.DPND.OL.
World Bank. 2026. "Old-age dependency ratio — East Asia & Pacific." EconDash. Accessed November 13, 2026. https://econdash.org/chart/old-age-dependency-ratio/EAS. Original source: https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SP.POP.DPND.OL.
@misc{econdash_old_age_dependency_ratio_eas,
author = {{World Bank}},
title = {{Old-age dependency ratio --- East Asia \& Pacific}},
howpublished = {EconDash},
year = {2026},
url = {https://econdash.org/chart/old-age-dependency-ratio/EAS},
note = {Accessed: 2026-11-13. Original source: https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SP.POP.DPND.OL}
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