Old-age dependency in Severna Makedonija

Name: Old-age dependency in Severna Makedonija
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In Severna Makedonija there were 28.7 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

Severna Makedonija, 2025 28.7 People aged 65+ per 100 aged 15 to 64

Change from 2024 +3.2% 2024: 27.8 per 100

North Macedonia, 2025 28.7 per 100 Country total

Position in 2025 230th of 294 See the full ranking

Old-age dependency in Severna Makedonija 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	Severna Makedonija	North Macedonia
2025	28.7 per 100	28.7 per 100
2024	27.8 per 100	27.8 per 100
2023	27.0 per 100	27.0 per 100
2022	25.9 per 100b (break in time series)	25.9 per 100b (break in time series)
2021	21.3 per 100	21.3 per 100
2020	20.9 per 100	20.9 per 100
2019	20.2 per 100	20.2 per 100
2018	19.5 per 100	19.5 per 100
2017	18.9 per 100	18.9 per 100
2016	18.5 per 100	18.5 per 100
2015	18.0 per 100	18.0 per 100
2014	17.5 per 100	17.5 per 100
2013	16.9 per 100	16.9 per 100
2012	16.6 per 100	16.6 per 100
2011	16.5 per 100	16.5 per 100
2010	16.4 per 100	16.4 per 100
2009	16.3 per 100	16.3 per 100
2008	16.2 per 100	16.2 per 100
2007	16.0 per 100	16.0 per 100
2006	16.0 per 100	16.0 per 100
2005	15.8 per 100	15.8 per 100
2004	15.6 per 100	15.6 per 100
2003	15.5 per 100	15.5 per 100
2002	15.3 per 100	15.3 per 100
2001	14.9 per 100	14.9 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 +3.2% from 27.8 per 100 in 2024.
Since 2015, when it was 18.0 per 100, the figure has changed by +59.4%. 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, Severna Makedonija has the 230th highest value.
The figure for North Macedonia in 2025 was 28.7 per 100.