East Asia : Selected Demographic And Labour Force Indicators
| Country | Average Annual Rate of Population Growth | Average Annual Rate of Labour Force Growth | Total Fertility Rate (TFR) | Proportion of Population above 60a | Elderly Dependency Ratio (EDR)b | |||||||
| 1990-2000 | 2000-25 | 2030-50 | 1990-2000 | 2000-30 | 2030-50 | 1990-95 | 2025-30 | 1990 | 2030 | 1990 | 2025 | |
| Indonesia |
1.46
|
1.00
|
0.55
|
2.4
|
1.1
|
0.2
|
2.93
|
2.16
|
6.4
|
14.1
|
11.3
|
19.3
|
| Malaysia |
2.08
|
1.33
|
0.71
|
2.6
|
1.6
|
0.5
|
3.50
|
2.08
|
5.7
|
14.5
|
10.3
|
20.8
|
| Philippines |
2.30
|
1.59
|
0.89
|
2.7
|
2.0
|
0.7
|
4.05
|
2.11
|
5.3
|
13.5
|
8.9
|
16.2
|
| Singapore |
1.57
|
0.85
|
0.09
|
1.5
|
0.3
|
-0.1
|
1.80
|
2.05
|
8.5
|
29.4
|
12.6
|
43.9
|
| Thailand |
1.37
|
0.90
|
0.48
|
1.4
|
0.8
|
0.1
|
2.21
|
2.11
|
6.0
|
18.0
|
10.0
|
23.1
|
| China |
1.02
|
0.64
|
0.22
|
0.8
|
-0.7
|
-0.8
|
2.00
|
2.13
|
8.9
|
21.9
|
13.8
|
29.5
|
| Hong Kong |
0.7
|
0.12
|
-0.41
|
0.8
|
-0.7
|
-0.8
|
1.35
|
2.02
|
13.0
|
33.9
|
19.8
|
64.1
|
| Taiwan |
0.81
|
0.59
|
0.13
|
1.50
|
0.2
|
-0.3
|
1.75
|
2.05
|
9.7
|
26.1
|
15.6
|
40.1
|
| Korea |
0.86
|
0.50
|
0.90
|
1.1
|
1.0
|
-0.4
|
1.75
|
2.05
|
7.7
|
25.5
|
11.6
|
37.2
|
| Japan |
0.26
|
-0.08
|
-0.32
|
0.0
|
-0.6
|
-0.7
|
1.50
|
2.03
|
17.3
|
33.0
|
27.0
|
60.3
|
Sources: Heller, P.S., 1997. “Ageing Asian ‘Tigers’:
Challenges for Fiscal Policy” Processed, Table 1. Heller’s estimates
are based on unspecified World Bank Statistical Sources.
World Bank, Averting Old Age Crisis, New York: Oxford University Press,
1994 Tables A1 and A2, pp. 343-353; and Bos, et al., World Population
Projection ‘1994-95, Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, Table
10, pp. 30-33.
Note: a TFR is the average number of births per woman
in the population. A TFR of 2.1 maintains a stable population, assuming
no net migration takes place. TFR of slightly above 2 is needed to account
for women who may die before reaching the fertility age.
b EDR is defined as persons 60 years and above/persons 15-59.