Croatia vs France: Old-age dependency ratio
Croatia
36.2%
in 2023
France
35.3%
in 2023
Croatia rank
13th
France rank
16th
Old-age dependency ratio over time
- Croatia
- France
How they compare
Croatia currently reports 36.2% against 35.3% in France, a difference of 0.9%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was France ahead.
Croatia ranks 13th and France ranks 16th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Croatia averaged higher in 2 and France in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Croatia | France | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 10.5% | 17.8% | 7.3% | France |
| 1960s | 12.2% | 19.4% | 7.2% | France |
| 1970s | 15.7% | 21.4% | 5.7% | France |
| 1980s | 16.1% | 20.4% | 4.4% | France |
| 1990s | 19.8% | 22.9% | 3.1% | France |
| 2000s | 25.7% | 25.1% | 0.6% | Croatia |
| 2010s | 29.1% | 29.4% | 0.3% | France |
| 2020s | 35.1% | 34.4% | 0.7% | Croatia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher old-age dependency ratio, Croatia or France?
- Croatia, at 36.2% against 35.3% in France as of 2023.
- What is the difference in old-age dependency ratio between Croatia and France?
- 0.9%, with Croatia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Croatia and France?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Croatia and France rank globally for old-age dependency ratio?
- Croatia ranks 13th and France ranks 16th 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).