Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Netherlands: Age dependency ratio
Bosnia and Herzegovina
55.5%
in 2025
Netherlands
55.8%
in 2025
Bosnia and Herzegovina rank
105th
Netherlands rank
103rd
Age dependency ratio over time
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Netherlands
How they compare
Netherlands currently reports 55.8% against 55.5% in Bosnia and Herzegovina, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Bosnia and Herzegovina ahead.
Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 105th and Netherlands ranks 103rd of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Bosnia and Herzegovina averaged higher in 4 and Netherlands in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bosnia and Herzegovina | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 71.3% | 61.5% | 9.9% | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| 1970s | 59.5% | 56.6% | 2.8% | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| 1980s | 47.5% | 47.2% | 0.3% | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| 1990s | 48.0% | 46.3% | 1.7% | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| 2000s | 43.7% | 48.1% | 4.4% | Netherlands |
| 2010s | 46.4% | 51.8% | 5.4% | Netherlands |
| 2020s | 53.2% | 54.7% | 1.5% | Netherlands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, Bosnia and Herzegovina or Netherlands?
- Netherlands, at 55.8% against 55.5% in Bosnia and Herzegovina as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio between Bosnia and Herzegovina and Netherlands?
- 0.3%, with Netherlands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bosnia and Herzegovina and Netherlands?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Bosnia and Herzegovina and Netherlands rank globally for age dependency ratio?
- Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 105th and Netherlands ranks 103rd 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.