Age dependency ratio, young in Jordan
Jordan: Age dependency ratio, young was 46.4% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Age dependency ratio, young in Jordan, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in % of working-age population.
Analysis
Jordan recorded 46.4% for age dependency ratio, young in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.9% on the previous year and down 17.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age dependency ratio, young in Jordan peaked at 108.9% in 1973 and was at its lowest, 46.4%, in 2025.
Jordan ranks 71st of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 100.6% | 92.6% | 107.0% | 10 |
| 1970s | 107.8% | 105.3% | 108.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 98.3% | 92.0% | 104.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 74.0% | 70.4% | 85.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 65.9% | 60.7% | 70.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 56.1% | 52.9% | 59.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 49.1% | 46.4% | 51.9% | 6 |
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- Age population, age 13, male, interpolated 122,254 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 121,328 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, male, interpolated 122,805 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, female, interpolated 121,116 (2025)
- Population, female 48.5% (2025)
- Age dependency ratio 53.7% (2025)
- Population, female 5.59 million (2025)
- Age population, age 12, female, interpolated 117,271 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, female, interpolated 117,652 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 123,076 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is age dependency ratio, young in Jordan?
- Age dependency ratio, young in Jordan was 46.4% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest age dependency ratio, young recorded in Jordan?
- The highest recorded value was 108.9% in 1973.
- What is the lowest age dependency ratio, young recorded in Jordan?
- The lowest recorded value was 46.4% in 2025.
- How does Jordan rank for age dependency ratio, young?
- Jordan ranks 71st out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is age dependency ratio, young rising or falling in Jordan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Jordan 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.