Romania vs Slovakia: Age dependency ratio, young
Romania
24.2%
in 2025
Slovakia
23.8%
in 2025
Romania rank
166th
Slovakia rank
169th
Age dependency ratio, young over time
- Romania
- Slovakia
How they compare
Romania currently reports 24.2% against 23.8% in Slovakia, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Slovakia ahead.
Romania ranks 166th and Slovakia ranks 169th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Romania averaged higher in 2 and Slovakia in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Romania | Slovakia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 40.1% | 48.8% | 8.8% | Slovakia |
| 1970s | 39.2% | 41.4% | 2.2% | Slovakia |
| 1980s | 39.0% | 41.0% | 1.9% | Slovakia |
| 1990s | 31.2% | 34.6% | 3.4% | Slovakia |
| 2000s | 24.2% | 24.4% | 0.2% | Slovakia |
| 2010s | 23.5% | 22.0% | 1.5% | Romania |
| 2020s | 24.6% | 23.9% | 0.8% | Romania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, young, Romania or Slovakia?
- Romania, at 24.2% against 23.8% in Slovakia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio, young between Romania and Slovakia?
- 0.4%, with Romania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Romania and Slovakia?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Romania and Slovakia rank globally for age dependency ratio, young?
- Romania ranks 166th and Slovakia ranks 169th 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.