Dependency rate, all compared to 15-64 in Cambodia

Cambodia: Dependency rate, all compared to 15-64 was 0.4888 in 2012. ▼ Falling

Latest (2012)
0.4888
Change on year
down 15.5%
World rank
86th
of 113 countries
All-time high
0.7763
in 1997
All-time low
0.4888
in 2012
Years of data
7
1997–2012

Dependency rate, all compared to 15-64 in Cambodia, 1997–2012

00.20.40.60.81997200420121997: 0.7762001: 0.662003: 0.6772006: 0.6112008: 0.62009: 0.5782012: 0.489

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Cambodia recorded 0.4888 for dependency rate, all compared to 15-64 in 2012. That is the lowest value across all 7 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 15.5% on the previous year and down 25.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, dependency rate, all compared to 15-64 in Cambodia peaked at 0.7763 in 1997 and was at its lowest, 0.4888, in 2012.

That places Cambodia 86th out of 113 countries with data for 2012, putting it in the bottom quarter.

Dependency rate, all compared to 15-64 in Cambodia, year by year

Annual values for Dependency rate, all compared to 15-64 in Cambodia, 1997 to 2012.
Year Value Change
1997 0.7763
2001 0.6596 -15.0%
2003 0.6766 +2.6%
2006 0.6112 -9.7%
2008 0.5996 -1.9%
2009 0.5782 -3.6%
2012 0.4888 -15.5%

Cambodia compared with similar countries

  • Cambodia's 0.4888 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.6184, 79% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
  • Cambodia's 0.4888 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.4138, 1.2× the median. (9 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.7763 0.7763 0.7763 1
2000s 0.625 0.5782 0.6766 5
2010s 0.4888 0.4888 0.4888 1

Countries ranked near Cambodia

  1. 83 Montenegro 0.4945 compare
  2. 84 Chile 0.494 compare
  3. 85 Sri Lanka 0.4931 compare
  4. 87 Armenia 0.4858 compare
  5. 88 South Africa 0.4853 compare
  6. 89 Malta 0.4811

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Frequently asked questions

What is dependency rate, all compared to 15-64 in Cambodia?
Dependency rate, all compared to 15-64 in Cambodia was 0.4888 in 2012, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest dependency rate, all compared to 15-64 recorded in Cambodia?
The highest recorded value was 0.7763 in 1997.
What is the lowest dependency rate, all compared to 15-64 recorded in Cambodia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.4888 in 2012.
How does Cambodia rank for dependency rate, all compared to 15-64?
Cambodia ranks 86th out of 113 countries with data for 2012.
Is dependency rate, all compared to 15-64 rising or falling in Cambodia?
Over the last ten years it is down 25.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Cambodia data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Dependency rate, all compared to 15-64. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Dependency rate, all compared to 15-64
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
113 places, 1,668 data points, 1970–2021
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