Old-age dependency in Castilla y León

In Castilla y León there were 44.1 people aged 65 or over for every 100 people aged 15 to 64 in 2025. The value for 2025 is the highest in the series, which starts in 2000.

Measure: Old-age dependency ratio, by region Unit: People aged 65+ per 100 aged 15 to 64 Data: 2000 to 2025 Source: Eurostat
Castilla y León, 2025 44.1 People aged 65+ per 100 aged 15 to 64
Change from 2024 +1.8% 2024: 43.3 per 100
Spain, 2025 31.2 per 100 Country total
Position in 2025 23rd of 294 See the full ranking

Old-age dependency in Castilla y León over time

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

Old-age dependency ratio, by region (people aged 65+ per 100 aged 15 to 64), 2001 to 2025
Period Castilla y LeónSpain
2025 44.1 per 100 31.2 per 100
2024 43.3 per 100 30.8 per 100
2023 42.5 per 100 30.4 per 100
2022 42.0 per 100 30.2 per 100
2021 41.0 per 100 29.7 per 100
2020 40.8 per 100 29.5 per 100
2019 40.2 per 100 29.2 per 100
2018 39.6 per 100 29.0 per 100
2017 38.9 per 100 28.6 per 100
2016 38.3 per 100 28.2 per 100
2015 37.6 per 100 27.8 per 100
2014 36.9 per 100 27.2 per 100
2013 36.0 per 100 26.3 per 100
2012 35.5 per 100 25.7 per 100
2011 35.1 per 100 25.2 per 100
2010 34.5 per 100 24.6 per 100
2009 34.0 per 100 24.1 per 100
2008 33.7 per 100 23.8 per 100
2007 34.1 per 100 24.0 per 100
2006 34.2 per 100 24.2 per 100
2005 34.1 per 100 24.0 per 100
2004 34.5 per 100 24.4 per 100
2003 34.7 per 100 24.7 per 100
2002 34.7 per 100 24.8 per 100
2001 34.1 per 100 24.5 per 100

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of +1.8% from 43.3 per 100 in 2024.
  • Since 2015, when it was 37.6 per 100, the figure has changed by +17.3%.
  • Among the 294 regions with data for 2025, Castilla y León has the 23rd highest value.
  • The figure for Spain in 2025 was 31.2 per 100.

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Eurostat
Source
Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union
Dataset or series code
demo_r_pjanind2 · dataset details · view at source
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freq=A indic_de=OLDDEP1 unit=PC
Observation period
2000 to 2025 for Castilla y León
Provider update
10 August 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
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Eurostat reuse policy (attribution)
Attribution
Source: Eurostat