Age dependency ratio young of working age population in Cambodia

Cambodia: Age dependency ratio young of working age population was 47.1 in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
47.1
Change on year
down 1.4%
World rank
75th
of 236 countries
All-time high
91.12
in 1995
All-time low
47.1
in 2023
Years of data
74
1950–2023

Age dependency ratio young of working age population in Cambodia, 1950–2023

020406080100195019862023

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2023, age dependency ratio young of working age population in Cambodia stood at 47.1. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.

That represents a change of down 1.4% on the previous year and down 7.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, age dependency ratio young of working age population in Cambodia peaked at 91.12 in 1995 and was at its lowest, 47.1, in 2023.

Cambodia ranks 75th of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.

Age dependency ratio young of working age population in Cambodia, year by year

Annual values for Age dependency ratio young of working age population in Cambodia, 1950 to 2023.
Year Value Change
1950 77.61 —
1951 77.8 +0.3%
1952 78.02 +0.3%
1953 78.33 +0.4%
1954 78.74 +0.5%
1955 79.2 +0.6%
1956 79.71 +0.6%
1957 80.24 +0.7%
1958 80.8 +0.7%
1959 81.29 +0.6%
1960 81.66 +0.5%
1961 82.01 +0.4%
1962 82.36 +0.4%
1963 82.74 +0.5%
1964 82.97 +0.3%
1965 83.01 +0.0%
1966 82.99 -0.0%
1967 82.92 -0.1%
1968 82.78 -0.2%
1969 82.58 -0.2%
1970 84.25 +2.0%
1971 86.68 +2.9%
1972 87.35 +0.8%
1973 87.29 -0.1%
1974 86.57 -0.8%
1975 86.23 -0.4%
1976 85.77 -0.5%
1977 83.92 -2.2%
1978 82.63 -1.5%
1979 79.88 -3.3%
1980 78.3 -2.0%
1981 79 +0.9%
1982 78.76 -0.3%
1983 78.16 -0.8%
1984 77.97 -0.2%
1985 78.35 +0.5%
1986 78.33 -0.0%
1987 78.25 -0.1%
1988 79.04 +1.0%
1989 80.37 +1.7%
1990 81.99 +2.0%
1991 84.6 +3.2%
1992 86.4 +2.1%
1993 87.36 +1.1%
1994 89.68 +2.6%
1995 91.12 +1.6%
1996 90.05 -1.2%
1997 87.36 -3.0%
1998 84.25 -3.6%
1999 81.15 -3.7%
2000 77.88 -4.0%
2001 74.7 -4.1%
2002 71.73 -4.0%
2003 68.94 -3.9%
2004 66.21 -3.9%
2005 63.63 -3.9%
2006 61.05 -4.1%
2007 58.48 -4.2%
2008 56.2 -3.9%
2009 54.37 -3.3%
2010 52.94 -2.6%
2011 51.83 -2.1%
2012 51.11 -1.4%
2013 50.69 -0.8%
2014 50.44 -0.5%
2015 50.28 -0.3%
2016 50.17 -0.2%
2017 50.02 -0.3%
2018 49.74 -0.5%
2019 49.4 -0.7%
2020 48.95 -0.9%
2021 48.38 -1.2%
2022 47.75 -1.3%
2023 47.1 -1.4%

Cambodia compared with similar countries

  • Cambodia's 47.1 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 57.3, 82% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
  • Cambodia's 47.1 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 36.66, 1.3× the median. (37 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 79.17 77.61 81.29 10
1960s 82.6 81.66 83.01 10
1970s 85.06 79.88 87.35 10
1980s 78.65 77.97 80.37 10
1990s 86.4 81.15 91.12 10
2000s 65.32 54.37 77.88 10
2010s 50.66 49.4 52.94 10
2020s 48.05 47.1 48.95 4

Countries ranked near Cambodia

  1. 72 Jordan 48.45 compare
  2. 73 Honduras 47.9 compare
  3. 74 Kazakhstan 47.53 compare
  4. 76 Laos 47.08 compare
  5. 77 Bolivia 46.87 compare
  6. 78 Syria 46.69 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is age dependency ratio young of working age population in Cambodia?
Age dependency ratio young of working age population in Cambodia was 47.1 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest age dependency ratio young of working age population recorded in Cambodia?
The highest recorded value was 91.12 in 1995.
What is the lowest age dependency ratio young of working age population recorded in Cambodia?
The lowest recorded value was 47.1 in 2023.
How does Cambodia rank for age dependency ratio young of working age population?
Cambodia ranks 75th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is age dependency ratio young of working age population rising or falling in Cambodia?
Over the last ten years it is down 7.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Cambodia data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Age dependency ratio young of working age population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Age dependency ratio young of working age population
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Our World in Data
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Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
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