Australia vs Romania: Age dependency ratio
Australia
55.7%
in 2025
Romania
55.5%
in 2025
Australia rank
104th
Romania rank
106th
Age dependency ratio over time
- Australia
- Romania
How they compare
Australia currently reports 55.7% against 55.5% in Romania, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 104th and Romania ranks 106th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 5 and Romania in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 61.7% | 51.7% | 10.0% | Australia |
| 1970s | 56.8% | 54.0% | 2.8% | Australia |
| 1980s | 51.4% | 54.8% | 3.4% | Romania |
| 1990s | 49.9% | 48.8% | 1.0% | Australia |
| 2000s | 48.7% | 45.6% | 3.1% | Australia |
| 2010s | 50.7% | 49.0% | 1.7% | Australia |
| 2020s | 54.7% | 55.1% | 0.4% | Romania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, Australia or Romania?
- Australia, at 55.7% against 55.5% in Romania as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio between Australia and Romania?
- 0.2%, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Romania?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Australia and Romania rank globally for age dependency ratio?
- Australia ranks 104th and Romania ranks 106th of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Age dependency ratio (% 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 is the ratio of dependents--people younger than 15 or 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.