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Age dependency ratio — European Union

Age dependency ratio in the European Union in 2025 — 57.9 per 100. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 4.9%.

2025 57.9 per 100 +0.97% vs 2024
World rank —
Period maximum 57.9 per 1002025
Period minimum 48.4 per 1001999

Trend over time

1960–2025 · per 100 people aged 15–64

Age dependency ratio — European Union, 1960–202547.55052.55557.56019601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 55.2 per 1001962: 55.7 per 1001964: 55.7 per 1001966: 56.1 per 1001968: 56.6 per 1001970: 56.7 per 1001972: 56.7 per 1001974: 56.6 per 1001976: 56.4 per 1001978: 56 per 1001980: 54.9 per 1001982: 52.8 per 1001984: 50.6 per 1001986: 49.8 per 1001988: 49.5 per 1001990: 49.2 per 1001992: 48.9 per 1001994: 48.8 per 1001996: 48.6 per 1001998: 48.4 per 1002000: 48.4 per 1002002: 48.5 per 1002004: 48.5 per 1002006: 48.7 per 1002008: 49 per 1002010: 49.6 per 1002012: 50.6 per 1002014: 52 per 1002016: 53.2 per 1002018: 54.5 per 1002020: 55.6 per 1002022: 56.5 per 1002024: 57.4 per 1002025: 57.9 per 100
Change over the period: +2.7 (+4.94%) Average annual rate: 0.07 %

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: European Union

European Union 57.9 per 100
World 54.5 per 100
Age dependency ratio — European Union, by year European Union All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 100 Change Change, %
2025 57.9 +0.6 +0.97%
2024 57.4 +0.5 +0.85%
2023 56.9 +0.4 +0.68%
2022 56.5 +0.4 +0.74%
2021 56.1 +0.5 +0.89%
2020 55.6 +0.5 +0.98%
2019 55.1 +0.6 +1.06%
2018 54.5 +0.6 +1.11%
2017 53.9 +0.6 +1.21%
2016 53.2 +0.6 +1.17%
2015 52.6 +0.7 +1.27%
2014 52 +0.7 +1.37%
2013 51.3 +0.7 +1.29%
2012 50.6 +0.6 +1.2%
2011 50 +0.4 +0.86%
2010 49.6 +0.3 +0.65%
2009 49.3 +0.3 +0.62%
2008 49 +0.2 +0.32%
2007 48.8 +0.1 +0.2%
2006 48.7 +0.1 +0.29%
2005 48.6 +0.1 +0.22%
2004 48.5 +0 +0.03%
2003 48.5 −0 −0.07%
2002 48.5 +0 +0.02%
2001 48.5 +0 +0.07%
2000 48.4 +0 +0.08%
1999 48.4 −0 −0.02%
1998 48.4 −0.1 −0.13%
1997 48.5 −0.1 −0.16%
1996 48.6 −0.2 −0.36%
1995 48.7 −0.1 −0.16%
1994 48.8 +0 +0.05%
1993 48.8 −0.1 −0.15%
1992 48.9 −0.2 −0.33%
1991 49 −0.2 −0.34%
1990 49.2 −0.1 −0.3%
1989 49.3 −0.1 −0.3%
1988 49.5 −0.1 −0.28%
1987 49.6 −0.2 −0.4%
1986 49.8 −0.2 −0.48%
1985 50.1 −0.5 −0.99%
1984 50.6 −1 −1.94%
1983 51.6 −1.2 −2.35%
1982 52.8 −1.2 −2.16%
1981 54 −1 −1.74%
1980 54.9 −0.6 −1.14%
1979 55.6 −0.4 −0.73%
1978 56 −0.2 −0.44%
1977 56.2 −0.2 −0.29%
1976 56.4 −0.1 −0.25%
1975 56.5 −0.1 −0.11%
1974 56.6 −0.1 −0.13%
1973 56.6 −0.1 −0.13%
1972 56.7 −0 −0.04%
1971 56.7 +0 +0.04%
1970 56.7 +0 +0.07%
1969 56.7 +0.1 +0.16%
1968 56.6 +0.2 +0.41%
1967 56.4 +0.3 +0.48%
1966 56.1 +0.2 +0.35%
1965 55.9 +0.2 +0.27%
1964 55.7 +0.1 +0.12%
1963 55.7 −0 −0.04%
1962 55.7 +0.1 +0.15%
1961 55.6 +0.4 +0.74%
1960 55.2 — —

About the indicator

The ratio of people younger than 15 and older than 64 to the population aged 15–64, per 100 people. It shows how many dependents there are for every 100 people of working age. The minimum of the ratio is the so-called demographic window, when children have already grown up but the population has not yet aged; it was in that period that the economic surges of East Asia took place.

Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.

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