Cambodia vs Jordan: Age dependency ratio, young

Cambodia
46.0%
in 2025
Jordan
46.4%
in 2025
Cambodia rank
73rd
Jordan rank
71st

Age dependency ratio, young over time

  • Cambodia
  • Jordan
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How they compare

Jordan currently reports 46.4% against 46.0% in Cambodia, a difference of 0.4%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Jordan ahead.

Cambodia ranks 73rd and Jordan ranks 71st of 218 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Cambodia averaged higher in 1 and Jordan in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cambodia Jordan Difference Ahead
1960s 82.6% 100.6% 18.0% Jordan
1970s 85.1% 107.8% 22.8% Jordan
1980s 78.7% 98.3% 19.6% Jordan
1990s 86.4% 74.0% 12.4% Cambodia
2000s 65.3% 65.9% 0.5% Jordan
2010s 50.7% 56.1% 5.5% Jordan
2020s 47.5% 49.1% 1.7% Jordan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher age dependency ratio, young, Cambodia or Jordan?
Jordan, at 46.4% against 46.0% in Cambodia as of 2025.
What is the difference in age dependency ratio, young between Cambodia and Jordan?
0.4%, with Jordan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cambodia and Jordan?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Cambodia and Jordan rank globally for age dependency ratio, young?
Cambodia ranks 73rd 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.