Jordan vs Lao People's Democratic Republic: Age dependency ratio, young
Jordan
46.4%
in 2025
Lao People's Democratic Republic
45.7%
in 2025
Jordan rank
71st
Lao People's Democratic Republic rank
74th
Age dependency ratio, young over time
- Jordan
- Lao People's Democratic Republic
How they compare
Jordan currently reports 46.4% against 45.7% in Lao People's Democratic Republic, a difference of 0.7%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Jordan ahead.
Jordan ranks 71st and Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 74th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Jordan averaged higher in 5 and Lao People's Democratic Republic in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jordan | Lao People's Democratic Republic | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 100.6% | 76.4% | 24.2% | Jordan |
| 1970s | 107.8% | 79.4% | 28.5% | Jordan |
| 1980s | 98.3% | 83.7% | 14.5% | Jordan |
| 1990s | 74.0% | 83.1% | 9.1% | Lao People's Democratic Republic |
| 2000s | 65.9% | 73.1% | 7.3% | Lao People's Democratic Republic |
| 2010s | 56.1% | 54.3% | 1.8% | Jordan |
| 2020s | 49.1% | 47.5% | 1.7% | Jordan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, young, Jordan or Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- Jordan, at 46.4% against 45.7% in Lao People's Democratic Republic as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio, young between Jordan and Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- 0.7%, with Jordan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jordan and Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Jordan and Lao People's Democratic Republic rank globally for age dependency ratio, young?
- Jordan ranks 71st and Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 74th 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.