Age dependency ratio, young in Cambodia
Cambodia: Age dependency ratio, young was 46.0% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Age dependency ratio, young in Cambodia, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in % of working-age population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for age dependency ratio, young in Cambodia is 46.0%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
The figure is down 1.1% on the previous year and down 8.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age dependency ratio, young in Cambodia peaked at 91.1% in 1995 and was at its lowest, 46.0%, in 2025.
That places Cambodia 73rd 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, young in Cambodia, year by year
| Year | % of working-age population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 81.7% | — |
| 1961 | 82.0% | +0.4% |
| 1962 | 82.4% | +0.4% |
| 1963 | 82.7% | +0.5% |
| 1964 | 83.0% | +0.3% |
| 1965 | 83.0% | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 83.0% | -0.0% |
| 1967 | 82.9% | -0.1% |
| 1968 | 82.8% | -0.2% |
| 1969 | 82.6% | -0.2% |
| 1970 | 84.3% | +2.0% |
| 1971 | 86.7% | +2.9% |
| 1972 | 87.3% | +0.8% |
| 1973 | 87.3% | -0.1% |
| 1974 | 86.6% | -0.8% |
| 1975 | 86.2% | -0.4% |
| 1976 | 85.8% | -0.5% |
| 1977 | 83.9% | -2.2% |
| 1978 | 82.6% | -1.5% |
| 1979 | 79.9% | -3.3% |
| 1980 | 78.3% | -2.0% |
| 1981 | 79.0% | +0.9% |
| 1982 | 78.8% | -0.3% |
| 1983 | 78.2% | -0.8% |
| 1984 | 78.0% | -0.2% |
| 1985 | 78.4% | +0.5% |
| 1986 | 78.3% | -0.0% |
| 1987 | 78.3% | -0.1% |
| 1988 | 79.0% | +1.0% |
| 1989 | 80.4% | +1.7% |
| 1990 | 82.0% | +2.0% |
| 1991 | 84.6% | +3.2% |
| 1992 | 86.4% | +2.1% |
| 1993 | 87.4% | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 89.7% | +2.6% |
| 1995 | 91.1% | +1.6% |
| 1996 | 90.0% | -1.2% |
| 1997 | 87.4% | -3.0% |
| 1998 | 84.3% | -3.6% |
| 1999 | 81.2% | -3.7% |
| 2000 | 77.9% | -4.0% |
| 2001 | 74.7% | -4.1% |
| 2002 | 71.7% | -4.0% |
| 2003 | 68.9% | -3.9% |
| 2004 | 66.2% | -3.9% |
| 2005 | 63.6% | -3.9% |
| 2006 | 61.0% | -4.1% |
| 2007 | 58.5% | -4.2% |
| 2008 | 56.2% | -3.9% |
| 2009 | 54.4% | -3.3% |
| 2010 | 52.9% | -2.6% |
| 2011 | 51.8% | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 51.1% | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 50.7% | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 50.4% | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 50.3% | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 50.2% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 50.0% | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 49.7% | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 49.4% | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 49.0% | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 48.4% | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 47.8% | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 47.1% | -1.4% |
| 2024 | 46.5% | -1.2% |
| 2025 | 46.0% | -1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 82.6% | 81.7% | 83.0% | 10 |
| 1970s | 85.1% | 79.9% | 87.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 78.7% | 78.0% | 80.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 86.4% | 81.2% | 91.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 65.3% | 54.4% | 77.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 50.7% | 49.4% | 52.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 47.5% | 46.0% | 49.0% | 6 |
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- 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 80 and above, female, per capita 0.0053 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, annual growth rate 4.35 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per capita 0.003 units per person (2025)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, gaps filled 7 (2025)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is age dependency ratio, young in Cambodia?
- Age dependency ratio, young in Cambodia was 46.0% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest age dependency ratio, young recorded in Cambodia?
- The highest recorded value was 91.1% in 1995.
- What is the lowest age dependency ratio, young recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was 46.0% in 2025.
- How does Cambodia rank for age dependency ratio, young?
- Cambodia ranks 73rd out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is age dependency ratio, young rising or falling in Cambodia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.5%. 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, young (% of working-age population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.