Old-age dependency in Prov. Limburg

Name: Old-age dependency in Prov. Limburg
Creator: Eurostat
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In Prov. Limburg there were 36.3 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 2000.

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

Prov. Limburg, 2025 36.3 People aged 65+ per 100 aged 15 to 64

Change from 2024 +2.8% 2024: 35.3 per 100

Belgium, 2025 31.8 per 100 Country total

Position in 2025 109th of 294 See the full ranking

Old-age dependency in Prov. Limburg 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	Prov. Limburg	Belgium
2025	36.3 per 100	31.8 per 100
2024	35.3 per 100	31.3 per 100
2023	34.4 per 100	30.8 per 100
2022	33.8 per 100	30.6 per 100
2021	33.0 per 100	30.2 per 100
2020	32.2 per 100	29.9 per 100
2019	31.3 per 100	29.5 per 100
2018	30.4 per 100	29.1 per 100
2017	29.5 per 100	28.6 per 100
2016	28.6 per 100	28.2 per 100
2015	27.9 per 100	27.8 per 100
2014	27.0 per 100	27.4 per 100
2013	26.2 per 100	26.9 per 100
2012	25.5 per 100	26.5 per 100
2011	24.8 per 100	26.0 per 100b (break in time series)
2010	24.4 per 100	26.0 per 100
2009	24.0 per 100	25.9 per 100
2008	23.6 per 100	25.8 per 100
2007	23.3 per 100	25.9 per 100
2006	23.1 per 100	26.2 per 100
2005	22.8 per 100	26.3 per 100
2004	22.2 per 100	26.1 per 100
2003	21.7 per 100	26.0 per 100
2002	21.2 per 100	25.8 per 100
2001	20.7 per 100	25.7 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 +2.8% from 35.3 per 100 in 2024.
Since 2015, when it was 27.9 per 100, the figure has changed by +30.1%.
Among the 294 regions with data for 2025, Prov. Limburg has the 109th highest value.
The figure for Belgium in 2025 was 31.8 per 100.