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
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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About this data
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.