Croatia vs Europe & Central Asia: Age dependency ratio, old
Croatia
37.7%
in 2025
Europe & Central Asia
28.8%
in 2025
Croatia rank
11th
Europe & Central Asia rank
8th
Age dependency ratio, old over time
- Croatia
- Europe & Central Asia
How they compare
Croatia currently reports 37.7% against 28.8% in Europe & Central Asia, a difference of 8.9%.
That makes Croatia's figure about 1.3 times Europe & Central Asia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Europe & Central Asia ahead.
Croatia ranks 11th and Europe & Central Asia ranks 8th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Croatia averaged higher in 4 and Europe & Central Asia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Croatia | Europe & Central Asia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 12.2% | 14.2% | 2.0% | Europe & Central Asia |
| 1970s | 15.7% | 16.7% | 1.0% | Europe & Central Asia |
| 1980s | 16.1% | 17.1% | 1.0% | Europe & Central Asia |
| 1990s | 19.8% | 18.8% | 0.9% | Croatia |
| 2000s | 25.7% | 20.9% | 4.9% | Croatia |
| 2010s | 29.1% | 23.1% | 6.0% | Croatia |
| 2020s | 35.8% | 27.2% | 8.6% | Croatia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, old, Croatia or Europe & Central Asia?
- Croatia, at 37.7% against 28.8% in Europe & Central Asia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio, old between Croatia and Europe & Central Asia?
- 8.9%, with Croatia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Croatia and Europe & Central Asia?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Croatia and Europe & Central Asia rank globally for age dependency ratio, old?
- Croatia ranks 11th and Europe & Central Asia ranks 8th 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.