Old age dependency ratio rose 6.97% to 13.4% in Brunei in 2024, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, old age dependency ratio in Brunei reached an all time high of 13.4% in 2024 and an all time low of 4.12% in 1992. When compared to Brunei's main peers, old age dependency ratio in Indonesia amounted to 10.8%, 11.6% in Malaysia, 8.54% in Philippines and 14.2% in Vietnam in 2024.
Brunei has been ranked 77th within the group of 174 countries we follow in terms of old age dependency ratio, 62 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Old Age Dependency Ratio | Unit | 2030 | 2031 | 2032 | 2033 | 2034 | 2035 | 2036 | 2037 | 2038 | 2039 | 2040 | 2041 | 2042 | 2043 | 2044 | 2045 | 2046 | 2047 | 2048 | 2049 | 2050 |
| Australia | % | 37.4% | 37.8% | 38.3% | 38.8% | 39.4% | ||||||||||||||||
| Brunei | % | 37.0% | 38.0% | 38.5% | 39.1% | 39.6% | ||||||||||||||||
| Cambodia | % | 19.9% | 20.0% | 21.7% | 23.3% | 25.0% | ||||||||||||||||
| China | % | 39.2% | 39.8% | 40.6% | 41.5% | 42.3% | ||||||||||||||||
| Indonesia | % | 22.8% | 23.4% | 24.2% | 24.9% | 25.6% | ||||||||||||||||
| Laos | % | 13.3% | 13.8% | 14.4% | 15.1% | 15.7% | ||||||||||||||||
| Malaysia | % | 22.0% | 22.6% | 23.7% | 24.8% | 25.9% | ||||||||||||||||
| Philippines | % | 13.4% | 13.7% | 14.0% | 14.4% | 14.8% | ||||||||||||||||
| Singapore | % | 48.4% | 49.5% | 50.6% | 51.6% | 52.7% | ||||||||||||||||
| Taiwan | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Thailand | % | 52.0% | 53.7% | 55.1% | 56.6% | 58.1% | ||||||||||||||||
| Vietnam | % | 33.3% | 34.5% | 35.9% | 37.4% | 38.9% |
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