Old-age dependency in Zuid-Holland

In Zuid-Holland there were 29.5 people aged 65 or over for every 100 people aged 15 to 64 in 2025.

Measure: Old-age dependency ratio, by region Unit: People aged 65+ per 100 aged 15 to 64 Data: 2023 to 2025 Source: Eurostat
Zuid-Holland, 2025 29.5 People aged 65+ per 100 aged 15 to 64
Change from 2024 +1.7% 2024: 29.0 per 100
Netherlands, 2025 32.4 per 100 Country total
Position in 2025 220th of 294 See the full ranking

Old-age dependency in Zuid-Holland 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 Zuid-HollandNetherlands
2025 29.5 per 100 32.4 per 100
2024 29.0 per 100 31.8 per 100
2023 28.7 per 100 31.4 per 100
2012 – 24.4 per 100
2011 – 23.3 per 100
2010 – 22.8 per 100
2009 – 22.3 per 100
2008 – 21.8 per 100
2007 – 21.5 per 100
2006 – 21.1 per 100
2005 – 20.8 per 100
2004 – 20.5 per 100
2003 – 20.3 per 100
2002 – 20.2 per 100
2001 – 20.1 per 100

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of +1.7% from 29.0 per 100 in 2024.
  • Since 2023, when it was 28.7 per 100, the figure has changed by +2.8%.
  • Among the 294 regions with data for 2025, Zuid-Holland has the 220th highest value.
  • The figure for Netherlands in 2025 was 32.4 per 100.

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Source and dates

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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
Selection
freq=A indic_de=OLDDEP1 unit=PC
Observation period
2023 to 2025 for Zuid-Holland
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