Croatia vs Estonia: Age dependency ratio
Croatia
59.5%
in 2025
Estonia
58.9%
in 2025
Croatia rank
77th
Estonia rank
80th
Age dependency ratio over time
- Croatia
- Estonia
How they compare
Croatia currently reports 59.5% against 58.9% in Estonia, a difference of 0.6%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Croatia ahead.
Croatia ranks 77th and Estonia ranks 80th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Croatia averaged higher in 1 and Estonia in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Croatia | Estonia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 51.1% | 51.3% | 0.2% | Estonia |
| 1970s | 48.3% | 51.5% | 3.2% | Estonia |
| 1980s | 46.4% | 51.0% | 4.5% | Estonia |
| 1990s | 46.7% | 51.4% | 4.8% | Estonia |
| 2000s | 49.8% | 47.6% | 2.2% | Croatia |
| 2010s | 51.5% | 52.9% | 1.4% | Estonia |
| 2020s | 58.2% | 58.4% | 0.2% | Estonia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, Croatia or Estonia?
- Croatia, at 59.5% against 58.9% in Estonia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio between Croatia and Estonia?
- 0.6%, with Croatia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Croatia and Estonia?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Croatia and Estonia rank globally for age dependency ratio?
- Croatia ranks 77th and Estonia ranks 80th 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.