Eastern Asia: Upper-middle income vs India: Labour dependency ratio
Labour dependency ratio over time
- Eastern Asia: Upper-middle income
- India
How they compare
India currently reports 1.45 against 0.916 in Eastern Asia: Upper-middle income, a difference of 0.534.
That makes India's figure about 1.6 times Eastern Asia: Upper-middle income's.
Across all 37 years both countries report, India has been ahead every year.
Eastern Asia: Upper-middle income ranks 82nd and India ranks 80th of 87 groups.
India has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eastern Asia: Upper-middle income | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.8449 | 1.94 | 1.1 | India |
| 2000s | 0.8225 | 1.79 | 0.9659 | India |
| 2010s | 0.851 | 1.87 | 1.02 | India |
| 2020s | 0.9213 | 1.58 | 0.66 | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher labour dependency ratio, Eastern Asia: Upper-middle income or India?
- India, at 1.45 against 0.916 in Eastern Asia: Upper-middle income as of 2027.
- What is the difference in labour dependency ratio between Eastern Asia: Upper-middle income and India?
- 0.534, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eastern Asia: Upper-middle income and India?
- 37 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2027.
- How do Eastern Asia: Upper-middle income and India rank globally for labour dependency ratio?
- Eastern Asia: Upper-middle income ranks 82nd and India ranks 80th of 87 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Labour Organization, published as Labour dependency ratio (ILO modelled estimates). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Imputed observations are not based on national data, are subject to high uncertainty and should not be used for country comparisons or rankings. This series is based on the 13th ICLS definitions. This indicator provides the ratio of dependents (persons aged 0 to 14 + persons aged 15 and above that are either outside the labour force or unemployed) to total employment. For more information, refer to the ILO Modelled Estimates (ILOEST) database description.