Australia vs Jordan: Total dependency ratio
Australia
54.8%
in 2023
Jordan
55.2%
in 2023
Australia rank
119th
Jordan rank
116th
Total dependency ratio over time
- Australia
- Jordan
How they compare
Jordan currently reports 55.2% against 54.8% in Australia, a difference of 0.4%.
Across all 74 years both countries report, Jordan has been ahead every year.
Australia ranks 119th and Jordan ranks 116th of 236 countries.
Jordan has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Jordan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 58.7% | 94.9% | 36.3% | Jordan |
| 1960s | 61.7% | 108.3% | 46.6% | Jordan |
| 1970s | 56.8% | 113.8% | 57.0% | Jordan |
| 1980s | 51.4% | 103.1% | 51.7% | Jordan |
| 1990s | 49.8% | 78.3% | 28.4% | Jordan |
| 2000s | 48.6% | 71.1% | 22.5% | Jordan |
| 2010s | 50.7% | 61.8% | 11.1% | Jordan |
| 2020s | 54.3% | 56.7% | 2.4% | Jordan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total dependency ratio, Australia or Jordan?
- Jordan, at 55.2% against 54.8% in Australia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in total dependency ratio between Australia and Jordan?
- 0.4%, with Jordan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Jordan?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Australia and Jordan rank globally for total dependency ratio?
- Australia ranks 119th and Jordan ranks 116th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Total 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) and people aged 65 and over per 100 working-age people (aged 15 to 64).