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Age dependency ratio (ages 15 to 64 base) in European Union (27)

Age dependency ratio (ages 15 to 64 base) in the European Union (27) was 57.1% in 2025, according to Eurostat, European Commission. That is up 0.3 pts from 2024.

202557.1% Estimated
Change on 2024+0.3 pts
Series high57.12025
Series low48.32001

Age dependency ratio (ages 15 to 64 base) in European Union (27), 2001 to 2025

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48505254565820012005200920142018202220252001: 48.3 %2002: 48.4 %2003: 48.4 %2004: 48.4 %2005: 48.5 %2006: 48.6 %2007: 48.7 %2008: 48.7 %2009: 49 %2010: 49.4 %2011: 49.7 %2012: 50.2 %2014: 51.6 %2015: 52.3 %2016: 52.9 %2017: 53.6 %2018: 54.3 %2019: 54.8 %2020: 55.4 %2021: 56.1 %2022: 56.5 %2023: 56.7 %2024: 56.8 %2025: 57.1 %
%. Source: Eurostat. Retrieved 2026-10-09, published 2026-09-25.
All 24 values
Period%
202557.1 Estimated
202456.8 Estimated
202356.7 Series break
202256.5 Estimated
202156.1 Series break
202055.4 Estimated
201954.8
201854.3 Estimated
201753.6 Series break
201652.9 Series break
201552.3 Series break
201451.6 Series break
201250.2 Series break
201149.7 Series break
201049.4 Series break
200949
200848.7 Series break
200748.7
200648.6
200548.5
200448.4
200348.4
200248.4
200148.3 Series break

Rankings

Definition

Population aged 0 to 14 plus population aged 65 and over, divided by population aged 15 to 64, times 100, on 1 January (Eurostat).

Eurostat age bands. dependency_ratio (INE, Spain) splits the ages at 16, so values for Spanish places differ between the two.

How to cite

Eurostat. Population structure indicators at national level, age dependency ratio (demo_pjanind). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/demo_pjanind/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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What is the age dependency ratio (ages 15 to 64 base) in European Union (27)?

Age dependency ratio (ages 15 to 64 base) in the European Union (27) was 57.1% in 2025, according to Eurostat, European Commission. That is up 0.3 pts from 2024.

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Eurostat, European Commission. Population structure indicators at national level, age dependency ratio (demo_pjanind). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-09.

What was the highest age dependency ratio (ages 15 to 64 base) in European Union (27)?

57.1% in 2025, the highest value since 2001 in this series.

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