Austria vs Romania: Old-age dependency ratio
Austria
30.7%
in 2023
Romania
30.7%
in 2023
Austria rank
35th
Romania rank
36th
Old-age dependency ratio over time
- Austria
- Romania
How they compare
Austria currently reports 30.7% against 30.7% in Romania, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Austria ahead.
Austria ranks 35th and Romania ranks 36th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Austria averaged higher in 7 and Romania in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Austria | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 17.0% | 10.6% | 6.5% | Austria |
| 1960s | 20.6% | 11.6% | 8.9% | Austria |
| 1970s | 23.7% | 14.8% | 9.0% | Austria |
| 1980s | 22.0% | 15.7% | 6.3% | Austria |
| 1990s | 22.5% | 17.7% | 4.9% | Austria |
| 2000s | 24.0% | 21.4% | 2.6% | Austria |
| 2010s | 27.2% | 25.5% | 1.7% | Austria |
| 2020s | 29.7% | 30.0% | 0.3% | Romania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher old-age dependency ratio, Austria or Romania?
- Austria, at 30.7% against 30.7% in Romania as of 2023.
- What is the difference in old-age dependency ratio between Austria and Romania?
- 0.0%, with Austria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Romania?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Austria and Romania rank globally for old-age dependency ratio?
- Austria ranks 35th and Romania ranks 36th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Old-age dependency ratio. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of people aged 65 and over per 100 working-age people (aged 15 to 64).