Lithuania vs Romania: Old-age dependency ratio
Lithuania
30.4%
in 2023
Romania
30.7%
in 2023
Lithuania rank
37th
Romania rank
36th
Old-age dependency ratio over time
- Lithuania
- Romania
How they compare
Romania currently reports 30.7% against 30.4% in Lithuania, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Lithuania ahead.
Lithuania ranks 37th and Romania ranks 36th of 236 countries.
Lithuania has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lithuania | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 11.2% | 10.6% | 0.6% | Lithuania |
| 1960s | 13.8% | 11.6% | 2.2% | Lithuania |
| 1970s | 17.3% | 14.8% | 2.5% | Lithuania |
| 1980s | 16.2% | 15.7% | 0.5% | Lithuania |
| 1990s | 18.4% | 17.7% | 0.8% | Lithuania |
| 2000s | 23.4% | 21.4% | 2.1% | Lithuania |
| 2010s | 28.3% | 25.5% | 2.8% | Lithuania |
| 2020s | 30.6% | 30.0% | 0.5% | Lithuania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher old-age dependency ratio, Lithuania or Romania?
- Romania, at 30.7% against 30.4% in Lithuania as of 2023.
- What is the difference in old-age dependency ratio between Lithuania and Romania?
- 0.3%, with Romania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lithuania and Romania?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Lithuania and Romania rank globally for old-age dependency ratio?
- Lithuania ranks 37th 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).