Jordan vs North Macedonia: Age dependency ratio
Jordan
53.7%
in 2025
North Macedonia
54.0%
in 2025
Jordan rank
123rd
North Macedonia rank
120th
Age dependency ratio over time
- Jordan
- North Macedonia
How they compare
North Macedonia currently reports 54.0% against 53.7% in Jordan, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Jordan ahead.
Jordan ranks 123rd and North Macedonia ranks 120th of 218 countries.
Jordan has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jordan | North Macedonia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 108.3% | 70.3% | 38.0% | Jordan |
| 1970s | 113.8% | 59.6% | 54.2% | Jordan |
| 1980s | 103.1% | 52.9% | 50.2% | Jordan |
| 1990s | 78.3% | 51.2% | 27.1% | Jordan |
| 2000s | 71.1% | 47.2% | 23.9% | Jordan |
| 2010s | 61.8% | 46.1% | 15.7% | Jordan |
| 2020s | 55.8% | 52.4% | 3.4% | Jordan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, Jordan or North Macedonia?
- North Macedonia, at 54.0% against 53.7% in Jordan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio between Jordan and North Macedonia?
- 0.3%, with North Macedonia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jordan and North Macedonia?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Jordan and North Macedonia rank globally for age dependency ratio?
- Jordan ranks 123rd and North Macedonia ranks 120th 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.