Australia vs Cambodia: Age dependency ratio
Australia
55.7%
in 2025
Cambodia
55.9%
in 2025
Australia rank
104th
Cambodia rank
102nd
Age dependency ratio over time
- Australia
- Cambodia
How they compare
Cambodia currently reports 55.9% against 55.7% in Australia, a difference of 0.2%.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Cambodia has been ahead every year.
Australia ranks 104th and Cambodia ranks 102nd of 218 countries.
Cambodia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Cambodia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 61.7% | 87.9% | 26.1% | Cambodia |
| 1970s | 56.8% | 91.0% | 34.2% | Cambodia |
| 1980s | 51.4% | 84.5% | 33.1% | Cambodia |
| 1990s | 49.9% | 91.7% | 41.8% | Cambodia |
| 2000s | 48.7% | 70.9% | 22.3% | Cambodia |
| 2010s | 50.7% | 57.8% | 7.1% | Cambodia |
| 2020s | 54.7% | 56.7% | 2.0% | Cambodia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, Australia or Cambodia?
- Cambodia, at 55.9% against 55.7% in Australia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio between Australia and Cambodia?
- 0.2%, with Cambodia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Cambodia?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Australia and Cambodia rank globally for age dependency ratio?
- Australia ranks 104th and Cambodia ranks 102nd of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Age dependency ratio (% of working-age population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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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.