Belarus vs Romania: Age dependency ratio, young

Belarus
24.1%
in 2025
Romania
24.2%
in 2025
Belarus rank
167th
Romania rank
166th

Age dependency ratio, young over time

  • Belarus
  • Romania
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How they compare

Romania currently reports 24.2% against 24.1% in Belarus, a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Belarus ahead.

Belarus ranks 167th and Romania ranks 166th of 217 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Belarus averaged higher in 4 and Romania in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Belarus Romania Difference Ahead
1960s 49.4% 40.1% 9.3% Belarus
1970s 39.7% 39.2% 0.4% Belarus
1980s 34.2% 39.0% 4.9% Romania
1990s 32.8% 31.2% 1.6% Belarus
2000s 23.3% 24.2% 0.9% Romania
2010s 23.0% 23.5% 0.6% Romania
2020s 25.1% 24.6% 0.4% Belarus

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher age dependency ratio, young, Belarus or Romania?
Romania, at 24.2% against 24.1% in Belarus as of 2025.
What is the difference in age dependency ratio, young between Belarus and Romania?
0.1%, with Romania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belarus and Romania?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Belarus and Romania rank globally for age dependency ratio, young?
Belarus ranks 167th and Romania ranks 166th of 217 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Age dependency ratio, young (% 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, young (% 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, young, is the ratio of younger dependents--people younger than 15--to the working-age population--those ages 15-64. Data are shown as the proportion of dependents per 100 working-age population.