Jordan vs Turkmenistan: Youth dependency ratio
Jordan
48.4%
in 2023
Turkmenistan
49.4%
in 2023
Jordan rank
72nd
Turkmenistan rank
69th
Youth dependency ratio over time
- Jordan
- Turkmenistan
How they compare
Turkmenistan currently reports 49.4% against 48.4% in Jordan, a difference of 1.0%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Jordan ahead.
Jordan ranks 72nd and Turkmenistan ranks 69th of 236 countries.
Jordan has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jordan | Turkmenistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 85.9% | 60.5% | 25.5% | Jordan |
| 1960s | 100.6% | 85.6% | 15.0% | Jordan |
| 1970s | 107.8% | 83.9% | 23.9% | Jordan |
| 1980s | 98.3% | 74.0% | 24.2% | Jordan |
| 1990s | 74.0% | 72.1% | 1.9% | Jordan |
| 2000s | 65.9% | 54.6% | 11.3% | Jordan |
| 2010s | 56.1% | 45.3% | 10.8% | Jordan |
| 2020s | 50.3% | 48.9% | 1.4% | Jordan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher youth dependency ratio, Jordan or Turkmenistan?
- Turkmenistan, at 49.4% against 48.4% in Jordan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in youth dependency ratio between Jordan and Turkmenistan?
- 1.0%, with Turkmenistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jordan and Turkmenistan?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Jordan and Turkmenistan rank globally for youth dependency ratio?
- Jordan ranks 72nd and Turkmenistan ranks 69th 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).