Norway vs Romania: Age dependency ratio, young
Norway
24.5%
in 2025
Romania
24.2%
in 2025
Norway rank
163rd
Romania rank
166th
Age dependency ratio, young over time
- Norway
- Romania
How they compare
Norway currently reports 24.5% against 24.2% in Romania, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Romania ahead.
Norway ranks 163rd and Romania ranks 166th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Norway averaged higher in 3 and Romania in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Norway | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 39.6% | 40.1% | 0.5% | Romania |
| 1970s | 37.9% | 39.2% | 1.3% | Romania |
| 1980s | 31.8% | 39.0% | 7.3% | Romania |
| 1990s | 30.0% | 31.2% | 1.1% | Romania |
| 2000s | 29.9% | 24.2% | 5.7% | Norway |
| 2010s | 27.5% | 23.5% | 4.0% | Norway |
| 2020s | 25.5% | 24.6% | 0.9% | Norway |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, young, Norway or Romania?
- Norway, at 24.5% against 24.2% in Romania as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio, young between Norway and Romania?
- 0.3%, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and Romania?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Norway and Romania rank globally for age dependency ratio, young?
- Norway ranks 163rd and Romania ranks 166th of 218 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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About this data
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.