Old-age dependency in Eesti

Name: Old-age dependency in Eesti
Creator: Eurostat
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In Eesti there were 32.9 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. The source marks a break in the series within this span, so values before and after it may not be fully comparable.

Old-age dependency ratio, by region People aged 65+ per 100 aged 15 to 64 Data: 2000 to 2025 Source: Eurostat

Eesti, 2025 32.9 People aged 65+ per 100 aged 15 to 64

Change from 2024 +2.2% 2024: 32.2 per 100

Estonia, 2025 32.9 per 100 Country total

Position in 2025 170th of 294 See the full ranking

Old-age dependency in Eesti 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	Eesti	Estonia
2025	32.9 per 100	32.9 per 100
2024	32.2 per 100	32.2 per 100
2023	31.9 per 100	31.9 per 100
2022	32.3 per 100	32.3 per 100
2021	32.2 per 100	32.2 per 100
2020	31.6 per 100	31.6 per 100
2019	31.0 per 100	31.0 per 100
2018	30.6 per 100	30.6 per 100
2017	30.0 per 100	30.0 per 100
2016	29.3 per 100	29.3 per 100
2015	28.7 per 100b (break in time series)	28.7 per 100b (break in time series)
2014	27.9 per 100	27.9 per 100
2013	27.2 per 100	27.2 per 100
2012	26.5 per 100	26.5 per 100
2011	26.0 per 100	26.0 per 100
2010	25.9 per 100	25.9 per 100
2009	25.8 per 100	25.8 per 100
2008	25.8 per 100	25.8 per 100
2007	25.5 per 100	25.5 per 100
2006	24.8 per 100	24.8 per 100
2005	24.3 per 100	24.3 per 100
2004	23.8 per 100	23.8 per 100
2003	23.4 per 100	23.4 per 100
2002	22.8 per 100	22.8 per 100
2001	22.4 per 100	22.4 per 100

Flags: b break in time series . A dash means no value was published.

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In short

That is a change of +2.2% from 32.2 per 100 in 2024.
Since 2015, when it was 28.7 per 100, the figure has changed by +14.6%. The source marks a break in the series during this period, so part of the change may come from a change in method.
Among the 294 regions with data for 2025, Eesti has the 170th highest value.
The figure for Estonia in 2025 was 32.9 per 100.