Romania vs United Kingdom: Old-age dependency ratio

Romania

30.7%

in 2023

United Kingdom

30.3%

in 2023

Romania rank

36th

United Kingdom rank

38th

Old-age dependency ratio over time

Romania currently reports 30.7% against 30.3% in United Kingdom, a difference of 0.4%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was United Kingdom ahead.

Romania ranks 36th and United Kingdom ranks 38th of 236 countries.

Indicator: Old-age dependency ratio
Unit: %
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

The number of people aged 65 and over per 100 working-age people (aged 15 to 64).