Age dependency ratio in Cambodia
Cambodia: Age dependency ratio was 55.9% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Age dependency ratio in Cambodia, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in % of working-age population.
Analysis
In 2025, age dependency ratio in Cambodia stood at 55.9%. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age dependency ratio in Cambodia peaked at 96.3% in 1995 and was at its lowest, 55.9%, in 2025.
That places Cambodia 102nd out of 217 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Age dependency ratio in Cambodia, year by year
| Year | % of working-age population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 86.7% | — |
| 1961 | 87.1% | +0.4% |
| 1962 | 87.5% | +0.4% |
| 1963 | 87.9% | +0.5% |
| 1964 | 88.2% | +0.3% |
| 1965 | 88.3% | +0.1% |
| 1966 | 88.3% | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 88.3% | -0.0% |
| 1968 | 88.2% | -0.1% |
| 1969 | 88.1% | -0.2% |
| 1970 | 89.9% | +2.1% |
| 1971 | 92.5% | +2.9% |
| 1972 | 93.3% | +0.8% |
| 1973 | 93.3% | -0.0% |
| 1974 | 92.6% | -0.7% |
| 1975 | 92.3% | -0.4% |
| 1976 | 91.8% | -0.5% |
| 1977 | 89.9% | -2.1% |
| 1978 | 88.6% | -1.4% |
| 1979 | 85.8% | -3.2% |
| 1980 | 84.2% | -1.8% |
| 1981 | 85.0% | +1.0% |
| 1982 | 84.8% | -0.3% |
| 1983 | 84.1% | -0.8% |
| 1984 | 83.9% | -0.3% |
| 1985 | 84.2% | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 84.1% | -0.1% |
| 1987 | 84.0% | -0.2% |
| 1988 | 84.7% | +0.9% |
| 1989 | 86.1% | +1.6% |
| 1990 | 87.7% | +1.9% |
| 1991 | 90.3% | +3.0% |
| 1992 | 92.0% | +1.9% |
| 1993 | 92.8% | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 95.0% | +2.4% |
| 1995 | 96.3% | +1.4% |
| 1996 | 95.1% | -1.3% |
| 1997 | 92.3% | -2.9% |
| 1998 | 89.2% | -3.4% |
| 1999 | 86.2% | -3.3% |
| 2000 | 83.0% | -3.7% |
| 2001 | 80.0% | -3.7% |
| 2002 | 77.1% | -3.6% |
| 2003 | 74.4% | -3.5% |
| 2004 | 71.8% | -3.5% |
| 2005 | 69.3% | -3.4% |
| 2006 | 66.8% | -3.6% |
| 2007 | 64.3% | -3.7% |
| 2008 | 62.1% | -3.4% |
| 2009 | 60.4% | -2.8% |
| 2010 | 59.1% | -2.2% |
| 2011 | 58.2% | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 57.6% | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 57.4% | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 57.4% | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 57.5% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 57.6% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 57.8% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 57.8% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 57.7% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 57.5% | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 57.2% | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 56.8% | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 56.4% | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 56.1% | -0.5% |
| 2025 | 55.9% | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 87.9% | 86.7% | 88.3% | 10 |
| 1970s | 91.0% | 85.8% | 93.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 84.5% | 83.9% | 86.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 91.7% | 86.2% | 96.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 70.9% | 60.4% | 83.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 57.8% | 57.4% | 59.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 56.7% | 55.9% | 57.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Cambodia
More health data for Cambodia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.78 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.572 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,125 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 1,047 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate 0.1823 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.1444 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate 0.18 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.1506 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is age dependency ratio in Cambodia?
- Age dependency ratio in Cambodia was 55.9% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest age dependency ratio recorded in Cambodia?
- The highest recorded value was 96.3% in 1995.
- What is the lowest age dependency ratio recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was 55.9% in 2025.
- How does Cambodia rank for age dependency ratio?
- Cambodia ranks 102nd out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is age dependency ratio rising or falling in Cambodia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cambodia data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Age dependency ratio (% of working-age population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.