IDA blend vs Romania: Age dependency ratio, old

IDA blend
6.4%
in 2025
Romania
31.3%
in 2025
IDA blend rank
39th
Romania rank
35th

Age dependency ratio, old over time

  • IDA blend
  • Romania
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How they compare

Romania currently reports 31.3% against 6.4% in IDA blend, a difference of 24.9%.

That makes Romania's figure about 4.9 times IDA blend's.

Across all 66 years both countries report, Romania has been ahead every year.

IDA blend ranks 39th and Romania ranks 35th of 47 groups.

Romania has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade IDA blend Romania Difference Ahead
1960s 5.9% 11.6% 5.8% Romania
1970s 6.1% 14.8% 8.7% Romania
1980s 6.1% 15.7% 9.6% Romania
1990s 6.1% 17.7% 11.5% Romania
2000s 6.0% 21.4% 15.4% Romania
2010s 6.0% 25.5% 19.5% Romania
2020s 6.2% 30.4% 24.2% Romania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher age dependency ratio, old, IDA blend or Romania?
Romania, at 31.3% against 6.4% in IDA blend as of 2025.
What is the difference in age dependency ratio, old between IDA blend and Romania?
24.9%, with Romania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for IDA blend and Romania?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do IDA blend and Romania rank globally for age dependency ratio, old?
IDA blend ranks 39th and Romania ranks 35th of 47 groups.
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

Indicator
Age dependency ratio, old (% of working-age population)
Unit
% of working-age population
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
266 places, 17,526 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

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.