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Old-age dependency ratio

People aged 65 or over per 100 people aged 15 to 64 on 1 January. It describes age structure only; it does not measure who works or receives a pension.

Unit: People aged 65+ per 100 people aged 15 to 64 Frequency: Annual Coverage: 48 countries and 1 group 1960 to 2025 Source: Eurostat
Highest in 2025 46.6 per 100 working-age people Monaco Lowest in 2025 14.2 per 100 working-age people Azerbaijan
European Union, 2025 34.5 per 100 working-age peopleep (estimated, provisional) Official aggregate published by the source
Countries ranked for 2025 40 Updated by the source on 25 September 2026

40 countries have a value for 2025, the latest period in the data.

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People aged 65+ per 100 people aged 15 to 64. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Old-age dependency ratio (people aged 65+ per 100 people aged 15 to 64), 2001 to 2025
Period LiechtensteinLithuania
2025 31.7 per 100 working-age people 32.1 per 100 working-age people
2024 31.0 per 100 working-age people 31.2 per 100 working-age people
2023 29.8 per 100 working-age people 30.8 per 100 working-age people
2022 28.9 per 100 working-age people 30.7 per 100 working-age people
2021 27.9 per 100 working-age people 30.5 per 100 working-age people
2020 27.3 per 100 working-age people 29.9 per 100 working-age people
2019 26.5 per 100 working-age people 29.6 per 100 working-age people
2018 25.8 per 100 working-age people 29.4 per 100 working-age people
2017 24.9 per 100 working-age people 28.8 per 100 working-age people
2016 24.0 per 100 working-age people 28.3 per 100 working-age people
2015 23.2 per 100 working-age people 27.8 per 100 working-age people
2014 22.4 per 100 working-age people 27.4 per 100 working-age people
2013 21.4 per 100 working-age people 27.1 per 100 working-age people
2012 20.6 per 100 working-age people 26.9 per 100 working-age people
2011 19.8 per 100 working-age people 26.6 per 100 working-age people
2010 19.3 per 100 working-age people 25.6 per 100 working-age people
2009 18.3 per 100 working-age people 25.4 per 100 working-age people
2008 17.5 per 100 working-age people 25.2 per 100 working-age people
2007 16.8 per 100 working-age people 24.7 per 100 working-age people
2006 16.3 per 100 working-age people 24.3 per 100 working-age people
2005 15.6 per 100 working-age people 23.6 per 100 working-age people
2004 15.2 per 100 working-age people 23.0 per 100 working-age people
2003 15.2 per 100 working-age people 22.3 per 100 working-age people
2002 14.8 per 100 working-age people 21.8 per 100 working-age people
2001 14.8 per 100 working-age people 20.9 per 100 working-age people

A dash means no value was published for that period.

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In short

  • Among the 40 countries with a value for 2025, the highest is Monaco (46.6 per 100 working-age people) and the lowest Azerbaijan (14.2 per 100 working-age people).
  • Half of the countries are above 32.2 per 100 working-age people and half below.
  • From 2024 to 2025 the value rose in 39 countries and fell in 0.
  • The figure for the European Union was 34.5 per 100 working-age people in 2025, against 32.0 per 100 working-age people in 2020 (+7.8%). The source marks a break in the series during this period, so part of the change may come from a change in method.

About this measure

Definition
People aged 65 or over per 100 people aged 15 to 64 on 1 January. It describes age structure only; it does not measure who works or receives a pension.
Population covered
Population on 1 January
Unit
People aged 65+ per 100 people aged 15 to 64
Frequency
Annual
Changes are shown as
Percent change

Source and dates

Original producer
Eurostat
Source
Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union
Dataset or series code
demo_pjanind · dataset details · view at source
Selection
freq=A indic_de=OLDDEP1
Observation period
1960 to 2025
Provider update
25 September 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
Eurostat reuse policy (attribution)
Attribution
Source: Eurostat

All countries in 2025 Every value is for 2025, so the countries are compared at the same point in time.

  1. 1 Monaco 46.6 per 100 working-age people
  2. 2 Italy 39.0 per 100 working-age people
  3. 3 Bulgaria 38.7 per 100 working-age people
  4. 4 Portugal 38.6 per 100 working-age people
  5. 5 Finland 38.1 per 100 working-age people
  6. 6 Greece 37.4 per 100 working-age people
  7. 7 Croatia 37.0 per 100 working-age people
  8. 8 Serbia 36.2 per 100 working-age people
  9. 9 Germany 35.9 per 100 working-age people
  10. 10 France 35.5 per 100 working-age peoplep (provisional)
  11. 11 Slovenia 34.9 per 100 working-age people
  12. 12 Latvia 34.7 per 100 working-age people
  13. 13 Sweden 33.4 per 100 working-age people
  14. 14 Albania 33.3 per 100 working-age people
  15. 15 Estonia 32.9 per 100 working-age people
  16. 16 Denmark 32.8 per 100 working-age people
  17. 17 Poland 32.7 per 100 working-age peopleep (estimated, provisional)
  18. 18 Czechia 32.4 per 100 working-age people
  19. 19 Netherlands 32.4 per 100 working-age people
  20. 20 Hungary 32.2 per 100 working-age people
  21. 21 Lithuania 32.1 per 100 working-age people
  22. 22 Belgium 31.8 per 100 working-age people
  23. 23 Liechtenstein 31.7 per 100 working-age people
  24. 24 Romania 31.6 per 100 working-age peoplee (estimated)
  25. 25 Spain 31.2 per 100 working-age people
  26. 26 Austria 30.9 per 100 working-age people
  27. 27 Switzerland 29.8 per 100 working-age people
  28. 28 Moldova 29.2 per 100 working-age people
  29. 29 Norway 29.2 per 100 working-age people
  30. 30 North Macedonia 28.7 per 100 working-age people
  31. 31 Slovakia 28.7 per 100 working-age people
  32. 32 Cyprus 27.4 per 100 working-age people
  33. 33 Malta 26.6 per 100 working-age people
  34. 34 Montenegro 26.6 per 100 working-age people
  35. 35 Georgia 25.9 per 100 working-age people
  36. 36 Iceland 23.9 per 100 working-age people
  37. 37 Ireland 23.8 per 100 working-age people
  38. 38 Luxembourg 22.0 per 100 working-age people
  39. 39 Türkiye 15.5 per 100 working-age people
  40. 40 Azerbaijan 14.2 per 100 working-age people
  41. European Union 34.5 per 100 working-age peopleep (estimated, provisional)
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