Greece vs Serbia: Age dependency ratio

Greece
59.4%
in 2025
Serbia
59.5%
in 2025
Greece rank
79th
Serbia rank
78th

Age dependency ratio over time

  • Greece
  • Serbia
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How they compare

Serbia currently reports 59.5% against 59.4% in Greece, a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Greece ahead.

Greece ranks 79th and Serbia ranks 78th of 218 countries.

Greece has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Greece Serbia Difference Ahead
1960s 51.8% 49.6% 2.2% Greece
1970s 56.0% 45.8% 10.1% Greece
1980s 53.7% 43.6% 10.1% Greece
1990s 49.0% 46.1% 2.8% Greece
2000s 49.8% 47.9% 1.8% Greece
2010s 54.6% 49.7% 4.9% Greece
2020s 58.7% 57.7% 1.0% Greece

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher age dependency ratio, Greece or Serbia?
Serbia, at 59.5% against 59.4% in Greece as of 2025.
What is the difference in age dependency ratio between Greece and Serbia?
0.1%, with Serbia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Serbia?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Greece and Serbia rank globally for age dependency ratio?
Greece ranks 79th and Serbia ranks 78th 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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Indicator
Age dependency ratio (% of working-age population)
Unit
% of working-age population
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
266 places, 17,526 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

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.