# EU countries by age dependency ratio (ages 15 to 64 base), 2025

All 27 values come from Eurostat, European Commission for 2025, so the places are comparable.

- Indicator id: `dependency_ratio_15_64`
- Unit: %
- 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).
- Source: Eurostat, European Commission, 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
- Citation: 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.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/rankings/dependency-ratio-15-64/eu-countries
- CSV: https://invokely.ai/download/rankings/dependency-ratio-15-64/eu-countries.csv

| Rank | Place | % |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | France | 62.5 |
| 2 | Finland | 61.6 |
| 3 | Bulgaria | 61.3 |
| 4 | Sweden | 60.4 |
| 5 | Croatia | 58.9 |
| 6 | Portugal | 58.7 |
| 7 | Latvia | 58.6 |
| 8 | Germany | 57.8 |
| 8 | Italy | 57.8 |
| 8 | Slovenia | 57.8 |
| 11 | Estonia | 57.5 |
| 11 | Greece | 57.5 |
| 13 | Denmark | 57.3 |
| 14 | Belgium | 57 |
| 15 | Czechia | 56.7 |
| 16 | Netherlands | 55.7 |
| 16 | Poland | 55.7 |
| 18 | Romania | 55.6 |
| 19 | Hungary | 54.4 |
| 20 | Lithuania | 53.8 |
| 21 | Slovakia | 52.9 |
| 22 | Austria | 52.7 |
| 23 | Ireland | 51.9 |
| 24 | Spain | 50.7 |
| 25 | Cyprus | 50.2 |
| 26 | Luxembourg | 44.7 |
| 27 | Malta | 44 |
