Youth dependency ratio fell 0.759% to 20.1% in Bosnia and Herzegovina in 2024, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, youth dependency ratio in Bosnia and Herzegovina reached an all time high of 66.7% in 1962 and an all time low of 20.1% in 2024. When compared to Bosnia and Herzegovina's main peers, youth dependency ratio in Croatia amounted to 22.1%, 18.7% in Italy, 28.3% in Montenegro and 22.7% in Serbia in 2024.
Bosnia and Herzegovina has been ranked 167th within the group of 178 countries we follow in terms of youth dependency ratio, 3 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Youth Dependency Ratio | Unit | 2030 | 2031 | 2032 | 2033 | 2034 | 2035 | 2036 | 2037 | 2038 | 2039 | 2040 | 2041 | 2042 | 2043 | 2044 | 2045 | 2046 | 2047 | 2048 | 2049 | 2050 |
| Albania | % | 18.0% | 17.5% | 17.2% | 16.8% | 16.4% | ||||||||||||||||
| Austria | % | 19.0% | 19.0% | 19.1% | 19.1% | 19.1% | ||||||||||||||||
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | % | 14.3% | 14.1% | 14.0% | 13.8% | 13.7% | ||||||||||||||||
| Croatia | % | 16.7% | 16.7% | 16.6% | 16.6% | 16.5% | ||||||||||||||||
| France | % | 22.9% | 22.8% | 22.7% | 22.6% | 22.4% | ||||||||||||||||
| Hungary | % | 17.3% | 17.5% | 17.5% | 17.5% | 17.6% | ||||||||||||||||
| Italy | % | 19.0% | 19.2% | 19.2% | 19.2% | 19.2% | ||||||||||||||||
| Montenegro | % | 17.4% | 17.4% | 17.3% | 17.2% | 17.1% | ||||||||||||||||
| Romania | % | 15.5% | 15.6% | 15.7% | 15.7% | 15.8% | ||||||||||||||||
| Serbia | % | 14.0% | 14.0% | 13.9% | 13.8% | 13.7% | ||||||||||||||||
| Slovenia | % | 17.7% | 17.9% | 18.0% | 18.2% | 18.3% | ||||||||||||||||
| Switzerland | % | 18.8% | 18.8% | 18.8% | 18.8% | 18.8% |
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