Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Romania: Age dependency ratio
Bosnia and Herzegovina
55.5%
in 2025
Romania
55.5%
in 2025
Bosnia and Herzegovina rank
105th
Romania rank
106th
Age dependency ratio over time
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Romania
How they compare
Bosnia and Herzegovina currently reports 55.5% against 55.5% in Romania, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Bosnia and Herzegovina ahead.
Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 105th and Romania ranks 106th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Bosnia and Herzegovina averaged higher in 2 and Romania in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bosnia and Herzegovina | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 71.3% | 51.7% | 19.6% | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| 1970s | 59.5% | 54.0% | 5.5% | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| 1980s | 47.5% | 54.8% | 7.2% | Romania |
| 1990s | 48.0% | 48.8% | 0.8% | Romania |
| 2000s | 43.7% | 45.6% | 1.9% | Romania |
| 2010s | 46.4% | 49.0% | 2.6% | Romania |
| 2020s | 53.2% | 55.1% | 1.9% | Romania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, Bosnia and Herzegovina or Romania?
- Bosnia and Herzegovina, at 55.5% against 55.5% in Romania as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio between Bosnia and Herzegovina and Romania?
- 0.0%, with Bosnia and Herzegovina ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bosnia and Herzegovina and Romania?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Bosnia and Herzegovina and Romania rank globally for age dependency ratio?
- Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 105th 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.