Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income): Age dependency ratio, old
Age dependency ratio, old over time
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
How they compare
Bosnia and Herzegovina currently reports 35.6% against 17.5% in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), a difference of 18.1%.
That makes Bosnia and Herzegovina's figure about 2.0 times Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)'s.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ahead.
Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 16th and Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 14th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Bosnia and Herzegovina averaged higher in 4 and Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bosnia and Herzegovina | Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.5% | 10.4% | 3.9% | Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) |
| 1970s | 8.6% | 11.8% | 3.2% | Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) |
| 1980s | 8.8% | 11.6% | 2.7% | Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) |
| 1990s | 12.9% | 12.5% | 0.3% | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| 2000s | 18.8% | 13.7% | 5.1% | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| 2010s | 25.1% | 13.8% | 11.3% | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| 2020s | 32.9% | 16.5% | 16.4% | 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 Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- Bosnia and Herzegovina, at 35.6% against 17.5% in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio, old between Bosnia and Herzegovina and Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- 18.1%, with Bosnia and Herzegovina ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bosnia and Herzegovina and Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Bosnia and Herzegovina and Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) rank globally for age dependency ratio, old?
- Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 16th and Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 14th 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.