Croatia vs Serbia: Age dependency ratio, old
Croatia
37.7%
in 2025
Serbia
36.8%
in 2025
Croatia rank
11th
Serbia rank
13th
Age dependency ratio, old over time
- Croatia
- Serbia
How they compare
Croatia currently reports 37.7% against 36.8% in Serbia, a difference of 0.9%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Croatia ahead.
Croatia ranks 11th and Serbia ranks 13th of 218 countries.
Croatia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Croatia | Serbia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 12.2% | 11.1% | 1.2% | Croatia |
| 1970s | 15.7% | 14.2% | 1.5% | Croatia |
| 1980s | 16.1% | 14.5% | 1.6% | Croatia |
| 1990s | 19.8% | 19.7% | 0.1% | Croatia |
| 2000s | 25.7% | 25.2% | 0.5% | Croatia |
| 2010s | 29.1% | 28.2% | 0.9% | Croatia |
| 2020s | 35.8% | 35.1% | 0.7% | Croatia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, old, Croatia or Serbia?
- Croatia, at 37.7% against 36.8% in Serbia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio, old between Croatia and Serbia?
- 0.9%, with Croatia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Croatia and Serbia?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Croatia and Serbia rank globally for age dependency ratio, old?
- Croatia ranks 11th and Serbia 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.