Old-age dependency in Hovedstaden
In Hovedstaden there were 26.3 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 2007.
Hovedstaden, 2025
26.3
Change from 2024
+0.4%
Denmark, 2025
32.8 per 100
Position in 2025
248th of 294
Old-age dependency in Hovedstaden 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.
| Period | Hovedstaden | Denmark |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 26.3 per 100 | 32.8 per 100 |
| 2024 | 26.2 per 100 | 32.5 per 100 |
| 2023 | 26.2 per 100 | 32.2 per 100 |
| 2022 | 26.2 per 100 | 32.0 per 100 |
| 2021 | 26.1 per 100 | 31.7 per 100 |
| 2020 | 25.8 per 100 | 31.1 per 100 |
| 2019 | 25.6 per 100 | 30.6 per 100 |
| 2018 | 25.4 per 100 | 30.1 per 100 |
| 2017 | 25.2 per 100 | 29.7 per 100 |
| 2016 | 25.1 per 100 | 29.3 per 100 |
| 2015 | 25.0 per 100 | 28.8 per 100 |
| 2014 | 24.7 per 100 | 28.3 per 100 |
| 2013 | 24.4 per 100 | 27.6 per 100 |
| 2012 | 23.9 per 100 | 26.7 per 100 |
| 2011 | 23.2 per 100 | 25.7 per 100 |
| 2010 | 22.7 per 100 | 24.9 per 100 |
| 2009 | 22.2 per 100 | 24.1 per 100 |
| 2008 | 21.9 per 100 | 23.6 per 100 |
| 2007 | 21.6 per 100 | 23.2 per 100 |
| 2006 | – | 22.9 per 100 |
| 2005 | – | 22.7 per 100 |
| 2004 | – | 22.5 per 100 |
| 2003 | – | 22.3 per 100 |
| 2002 | – | 22.3 per 100 |
| 2001 | – | 22.2 per 100 |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.4% from 26.2 per 100 in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 25.0 per 100, the figure has changed by +5.2%.
- Among the 294 regions with data for 2025, Hovedstaden has the 248th highest value.
- The figure for Denmark in 2025 was 32.8 per 100.