Romania vs Switzerland: Age dependency ratio, old
Romania
31.3%
in 2025
Switzerland
31.6%
in 2025
Romania rank
35th
Switzerland rank
34th
Age dependency ratio, old over time
- Romania
- Switzerland
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports 31.6% against 31.3% in Romania, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Switzerland ahead.
Romania ranks 35th and Switzerland ranks 34th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Romania averaged higher in 1 and Switzerland in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Romania | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 11.6% | 16.2% | 4.5% | Switzerland |
| 1970s | 14.8% | 19.2% | 4.4% | Switzerland |
| 1980s | 15.7% | 20.8% | 5.1% | Switzerland |
| 1990s | 17.7% | 21.8% | 4.2% | Switzerland |
| 2000s | 21.4% | 23.4% | 2.0% | Switzerland |
| 2010s | 25.5% | 26.4% | 0.9% | Switzerland |
| 2020s | 30.4% | 29.8% | 0.7% | Romania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, old, Romania or Switzerland?
- Switzerland, at 31.6% against 31.3% in Romania as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio, old between Romania and Switzerland?
- 0.3%, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Romania and Switzerland?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Romania and Switzerland rank globally for age dependency ratio, old?
- Romania ranks 35th and Switzerland ranks 34th 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.