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Age dependency ratio — Eastern Europe

Age dependency ratio in Eastern Europe in 2025 — 53.3 per 100. Since 1960, the indicator has fallen by 6%.

2025 53.3 per 100 +0.94% vs 2024
World rank —
Period maximum 57.6 per 1001962
Period minimum 40.3 per 1002010

Trend over time

1960–2025 · per 100 people aged 15–64

Age dependency ratio — Eastern Europe, 1960–2025404550556019601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 56.7 per 1001962: 57.6 per 1001964: 56.6 per 1001966: 54.9 per 1001968: 53.4 per 1001970: 51.7 per 1001972: 50.4 per 1001974: 49.5 per 1001976: 49.3 per 1001978: 49.6 per 1001980: 50.1 per 1001982: 49.7 per 1001984: 49.6 per 1001986: 49.7 per 1001988: 50.2 per 1001990: 50.5 per 1001992: 50.6 per 1001994: 50.3 per 1001996: 49.4 per 1001998: 47.6 per 1002000: 44.9 per 1002002: 43.1 per 1002004: 42.2 per 1002006: 41.6 per 1002008: 40.9 per 1002010: 40.3 per 1002012: 41.2 per 1002014: 43.2 per 1002016: 45.8 per 1002018: 48.2 per 1002020: 50.3 per 1002022: 51.6 per 1002024: 52.8 per 1002025: 53.3 per 100
Change over the period: −3.4 (−6.05%) Average annual rate: -0.1 %

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Eastern Europe

Eastern Europe 53.3 per 100
World 54.5 per 100
Age dependency ratio — Eastern Europe, by year Eastern Europe All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 100 Change Change, %
2025 53.3 +0.5 +0.94%
2024 52.8 +0.6 +1.06%
2023 52.2 +0.7 +1.28%
2022 51.6 +0.6 +1.2%
2021 50.9 +0.7 +1.37%
2020 50.3 +1 +2%
2019 49.3 +1.1 +2.22%
2018 48.2 +1.1 +2.38%
2017 47.1 +1.3 +2.75%
2016 45.8 +1.3 +2.89%
2015 44.5 +1.3 +3.07%
2014 43.2 +1.1 +2.64%
2013 42.1 +0.9 +2.09%
2012 41.2 +0.7 +1.72%
2011 40.5 +0.2 +0.49%
2010 40.3 −0.2 −0.51%
2009 40.5 −0.4 −0.91%
2008 40.9 −0.4 −1%
2007 41.3 −0.3 −0.71%
2006 41.6 −0.3 −0.72%
2005 41.9 −0.3 −0.77%
2004 42.2 −0.3 −0.82%
2003 42.6 −0.5 −1.16%
2002 43.1 −0.8 −1.81%
2001 43.9 −1 −2.32%
2000 44.9 −1.2 −2.67%
1999 46.2 −1.4 −2.92%
1998 47.6 −1.1 −2.31%
1997 48.7 −0.7 −1.4%
1996 49.4 −0.5 −1.07%
1995 49.9 −0.4 −0.78%
1994 50.3 −0.2 −0.4%
1993 50.5 −0.1 −0.2%
1992 50.6 +0 +0.02%
1991 50.6 +0.1 +0.13%
1990 50.5 +0.1 +0.23%
1989 50.4 +0.2 +0.45%
1988 50.2 +0.2 +0.5%
1987 49.9 +0.2 +0.37%
1986 49.7 +0.1 +0.19%
1985 49.6 +0.1 +0.13%
1984 49.6 +0 +0.09%
1983 49.5 −0.2 −0.38%
1982 49.7 −0.3 −0.67%
1981 50.1 −0.1 −0.16%
1980 50.1 +0.3 +0.58%
1979 49.8 +0.3 +0.56%
1978 49.6 +0.2 +0.36%
1977 49.4 +0.1 +0.26%
1976 49.3 −0.1 −0.11%
1975 49.3 −0.2 −0.35%
1974 49.5 −0.4 −0.71%
1973 49.8 −0.5 −1.01%
1972 50.4 −0.6 −1.11%
1971 50.9 −0.8 −1.56%
1970 51.7 −0.9 −1.77%
1969 52.7 −0.7 −1.38%
1968 53.4 −0.7 −1.24%
1967 54.1 −0.8 −1.54%
1966 54.9 −0.8 −1.48%
1965 55.7 −0.8 −1.5%
1964 56.6 −0.7 −1.22%
1963 57.3 −0.3 −0.51%
1962 57.6 +0 +0%
1961 57.6 +0.9 +1.55%
1960 56.7 — —

About the indicator

The ratio of people younger than 15 and older than 64 to the population aged 15–64, per 100 people. It shows how many dependents there are for every 100 people of working age. The minimum of the ratio is the so-called demographic window, when children have already grown up but the population has not yet aged; it was in that period that the economic surges of East Asia took place.

Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.

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The share of older people in the population — the main measure of a country's aging.

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The share of children and adolescents in the population — a measure of how young a country is.

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The number of people employed or actively looking for work — the economically active population.

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