Cambodia vs Syria: Youth dependency ratio
Cambodia
47.1%
in 2023
Syria
46.7%
in 2023
Cambodia rank
75th
Syria rank
78th
Youth dependency ratio over time
- Cambodia
- Syria
How they compare
Cambodia currently reports 47.1% against 46.7% in Syria, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Cambodia ahead.
Cambodia ranks 75th and Syria ranks 78th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Cambodia averaged higher in 1 and Syria in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cambodia | Syria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 79.2% | 82.3% | 3.2% | Syria |
| 1960s | 82.6% | 95.5% | 12.9% | Syria |
| 1970s | 85.1% | 100.4% | 15.4% | Syria |
| 1980s | 78.7% | 97.6% | 19.0% | Syria |
| 1990s | 86.4% | 85.0% | 1.4% | Cambodia |
| 2000s | 65.3% | 67.9% | 2.6% | Syria |
| 2010s | 50.7% | 65.9% | 15.2% | Syria |
| 2020s | 48.0% | 51.9% | 3.9% | Syria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher youth dependency ratio, Cambodia or Syria?
- Cambodia, at 47.1% against 46.7% in Syria as of 2023.
- What is the difference in youth dependency ratio between Cambodia and Syria?
- 0.4%, with Cambodia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cambodia and Syria?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Cambodia and Syria rank globally for youth dependency ratio?
- Cambodia ranks 75th and Syria ranks 78th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Youth dependency ratio. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of children under 15 per 100 working-age people (aged 15 to 64).