Central African Republic vs Euro area: Age dependency ratio
Central African Republic
103.6%
in 2025
Euro area
58.5%
in 2025
Central African Republic rank
1st
Euro area rank
18th
Age dependency ratio over time
- Central African Republic
- Euro area
How they compare
Central African Republic currently reports 103.6% against 58.5% in Euro area, a difference of 45.1%.
That makes Central African Republic's figure about 1.8 times Euro area's.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Central African Republic has been ahead every year.
Central African Republic ranks 1st and Euro area ranks 18th of 218 countries.
Central African Republic has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Central African Republic | Euro area | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 84.1% | 56.1% | 28.0% | Central African Republic |
| 1970s | 87.4% | 57.4% | 30.0% | Central African Republic |
| 1980s | 87.9% | 50.4% | 37.5% | Central African Republic |
| 1990s | 92.3% | 48.3% | 44.0% | Central African Republic |
| 2000s | 90.4% | 49.6% | 40.7% | Central African Republic |
| 2010s | 100.2% | 53.4% | 46.8% | Central African Republic |
| 2020s | 104.8% | 57.2% | 47.6% | Central African Republic |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, Central African Republic or Euro area?
- Central African Republic, at 103.6% against 58.5% in Euro area as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio between Central African Republic and Euro area?
- 45.1%, with Central African Republic ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Central African Republic and Euro area?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Central African Republic and Euro area rank globally for age dependency ratio?
- Central African Republic ranks 1st and Euro area ranks 18th 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.