# NUTS 3 areas of Croatia by age dependency ratio (ages 15 to 64 base), 2025

All 21 values come from Eurostat, European Commission for 2025, so the places are comparable.

- Indicator id: `dependency_ratio_15_64`
- Unit: %
- Definition: Population aged 0 to 14 plus population aged 65 and over, divided by population aged 15 to 64, times 100, on 1 January (Eurostat).
- Source: Eurostat, European Commission, Population structure indicators by NUTS 2 and 3 region, age dependency ratio (demo_r_pjanind3) (https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/demo_r_pjanind3/default/table)
- Retrieved: 2026-10-09
- Citation: Eurostat. Population structure indicators by NUTS 2 and 3 region, age dependency ratio (demo_r_pjanind3). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/demo_r_pjanind3/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-09.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/rankings/dependency-ratio-15-64/croatia-provinces
- CSV: https://invokely.ai/download/rankings/dependency-ratio-15-64/croatia-provinces.csv

| Rank | Place | % |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | Šibensko-kninska županija | 69.9 |
| 2 | Bjelovarsko-bilogorska županija | 64 |
| 3 | Ličko-senjska županija | 63.4 |
| 4 | Sisačko-moslavačka županija | 63 |
| 5 | Požeško-slavonska županija | 62.7 |
| 5 | Primorsko-goranska županija | 62.7 |
| 5 | Zadarska županija | 62.7 |
| 8 | Dubrovačko-neretvanska županija | 62.1 |
| 9 | Vukovarsko-srijemska županija | 61.9 |
| 10 | Karlovačka županija | 61.7 |
| 11 | Brodsko-posavska županija | 61 |
| 12 | Međimurska županija | 60.2 |
| 13 | Virovitičko-podravska županija | 59.8 |
| 14 | Istarska županija | 59.2 |
| 14 | Koprivničko-križevačka županija | 59.2 |
| 16 | Osječko-baranjska županija | 58.9 |
| 17 | Splitsko-dalmatinska županija | 58.7 |
| 18 | Zagrebačka županija | 56.3 |
| 19 | Grad Zagreb | 54.6 |
| 20 | Krapinsko-zagorska županija | 54.4 |
| 21 | Varaždinska županija | 53.4 |