Netherlands vs Romania: Age dependency ratio
Netherlands
55.8%
in 2025
Romania
55.5%
in 2025
Netherlands rank
103rd
Romania rank
106th
Age dependency ratio over time
- Netherlands
- Romania
How they compare
Netherlands currently reports 55.8% against 55.5% in Romania, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Netherlands ahead.
Netherlands ranks 103rd and Romania ranks 106th of 217 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Netherlands averaged higher in 4 and Romania in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Netherlands | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 61.5% | 51.7% | 9.7% | Netherlands |
| 1970s | 56.6% | 54.0% | 2.6% | Netherlands |
| 1980s | 47.2% | 54.8% | 7.6% | Romania |
| 1990s | 46.3% | 48.8% | 2.5% | Romania |
| 2000s | 48.1% | 45.6% | 2.5% | Netherlands |
| 2010s | 51.8% | 49.0% | 2.7% | Netherlands |
| 2020s | 54.7% | 55.1% | 0.4% | Romania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, Netherlands or Romania?
- Netherlands, at 55.8% against 55.5% in Romania as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio between Netherlands and Romania?
- 0.3%, with Netherlands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and Romania?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Netherlands and Romania rank globally for age dependency ratio?
- Netherlands ranks 103rd and Romania ranks 106th of 217 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.