Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan vs Romania: Age dependency ratio, old
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
8.2%
in 2025
Romania
31.3%
in 2025
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank
34th
Romania rank
35th
Age dependency ratio, old over time
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
- Romania
How they compare
Romania currently reports 31.3% against 8.2% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, a difference of 23.1%.
That makes Romania's figure about 3.8 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan's.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Romania has been ahead every year.
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 34th 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 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.3% | 11.6% | 5.4% | Romania |
| 1970s | 6.5% | 14.8% | 8.3% | Romania |
| 1980s | 6.3% | 15.7% | 9.4% | Romania |
| 1990s | 6.4% | 17.7% | 11.2% | Romania |
| 2000s | 6.4% | 21.4% | 14.9% | Romania |
| 2010s | 6.8% | 25.5% | 18.7% | Romania |
| 2020s | 7.8% | 30.4% | 22.6% | Romania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, old, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan or Romania?
- Romania, at 31.3% against 8.2% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio, old between Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan and Romania?
- 23.1%, with Romania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan and Romania?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan and Romania rank globally for age dependency ratio, old?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 34th 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
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.