Bosnia and Herzegovina vs East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries): Age dependency ratio, old
Age dependency ratio, old over time
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
- East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
How they compare
Bosnia and Herzegovina currently reports 35.6% against 18.3% in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 17.3%.
That makes Bosnia and Herzegovina's figure about 1.9 times East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ahead.
Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 16th and East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 13th of 218 countries.
Bosnia and Herzegovina has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bosnia and Herzegovina | East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.5% | 6.5% | 0.0% | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| 1970s | 8.6% | 6.9% | 1.7% | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| 1980s | 8.8% | 7.4% | 1.4% | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| 1990s | 12.9% | 8.5% | 4.4% | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| 2000s | 18.8% | 10.1% | 8.6% | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| 2010s | 25.1% | 12.5% | 12.6% | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| 2020s | 32.9% | 17.2% | 15.7% | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, old, Bosnia and Herzegovina or East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Bosnia and Herzegovina, at 35.6% against 18.3% in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio, old between Bosnia and Herzegovina and East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- 17.3%, with Bosnia and Herzegovina ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bosnia and Herzegovina and East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Bosnia and Herzegovina and East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) rank globally for age dependency ratio, old?
- Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 16th and East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 13th of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Age dependency ratio, old (% of working-age population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Age dependency ratio, old, is the ratio of older dependents--people 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.