Algeria vs Jordan: Age dependency ratio, young

Algeria
47.3%
in 2025
Jordan
46.4%
in 2025
Algeria rank
69th
Jordan rank
71st

Age dependency ratio, young over time

  • Algeria
  • Jordan
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How they compare

Algeria currently reports 47.3% against 46.4% in Jordan, a difference of 0.9%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Jordan ahead.

Algeria ranks 69th and Jordan ranks 71st of 218 countries.

Jordan has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Algeria Jordan Difference Ahead
1960s 94.0% 100.6% 6.6% Jordan
1970s 94.4% 107.8% 13.4% Jordan
1980s 86.0% 98.3% 12.3% Jordan
1990s 68.3% 74.0% 5.6% Jordan
2000s 45.8% 65.9% 20.1% Jordan
2010s 43.9% 56.1% 12.2% Jordan
2020s 48.5% 49.1% 0.7% Jordan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher age dependency ratio, young, Algeria or Jordan?
Algeria, at 47.3% against 46.4% in Jordan as of 2025.
What is the difference in age dependency ratio, young between Algeria and Jordan?
0.9%, with Algeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Jordan?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Algeria and Jordan rank globally for age dependency ratio, young?
Algeria ranks 69th and Jordan ranks 71st of 218 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Age dependency ratio, young (% of working-age population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Age dependency ratio, young (% of working-age population)
Unit
% of working-age population
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
266 places, 17,526 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Age dependency ratio, young, is the ratio of younger dependents--people younger than 15--to the working-age population--those ages 15-64. Data are shown as the proportion of dependents per 100 working-age population.