Jordan

Dependent People

58.25
percent of the working age population
Dec 60Dec 64Dec 68Dec 72Dec 76Dec 80Dec 84Dec 88Dec 92Dec 96Dec 00Dec 04Dec 08Dec 12Dec 16Dec 200.00030.0060.0090.00120.00
  • Jordan
  • Global Median
Source: IMF

Global Ranking

64
Kyrgyzstan59.69
65
Lesotho59.2
66
Latvia59.03
67
Kazakhstan58.85
68
Estonia58.41
69
Jordan58.25
71
Denmark57.35
73
Belgium56.96
73
Italy56.96

Middle East Ranking

2
Yemen71.71
3
Iraq69.94
4
Israel67.34
5
Jordan58.25
6
Syria55.4
7
Turkey49.08
8
Lebanon48.41
9
Iran45.58

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Definition of Dependent People

Age dependency ratio is the ratio of dependents--people younger than 15 or older than 64--to the working-age population--those ages 15-64. Data are shown as the proportion of dependents per 100 working-age population.

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