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

Name: EU countries by age dependency ratio (ages 15 to 64 base), 2017
Creator: Eurostat, European Commission
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France had the highest age dependency ratio (ages 15 to 64 base) of 27 EU countries in 2017, at 60.2%. Slovakia had the lowest, at 43.8%. The median was 52.9% and the figure for the European Union (27) was 53.6%. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest60.2France

Lowest43.8Slovakia

Median52.927 EU countries

European Union (27)53.6History

All EU countries, 2017

CSV Chart (SVG)

%. Source: Eurostat. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

Rank	EU countries	2017 (%)	Change on 2016
1	France	60.2	+0.7 pts
2	Sweden	59.7	+0.5 pts
3	Finland	59.1	+0.9 pts
4	Italy	56.1	+0.3 pts
5	Denmark	55.7	+0.3 pts
6	Greece	55.4	+0.6 pts
7	Estonia	55.2	+1.1 pts
8	Bulgaria	55	+1.2 pts
9	Belgium	54.9	+0.5 pts
9	Latvia	54.9	+1.3 pts
11	Portugal	54.6	+0.7 pts
12	Netherlands	53.3	+0.3 pts
13	Germany	52.9	+0.7 pts
13	Ireland	52.9	+0.3 pts
15	Croatia	52.6	+1 pts
16	Czechia	52.4	+1.6 pts
17	Spain	51.2	+0.3 pts
18	Slovenia	51.1	+1.3 pts
19	Lithuania	51	+0.9 pts
20	Romania	50.1	+1.1 pts
21	Hungary	49.4	+0.9 pts
22	Austria	49.1	+0.3 pts
23	Malta	48.7	+0.4 pts
24	Poland	46.3	+1.4 pts
25	Cyprus	45.9	+0.9 pts
26	Luxembourg Series break	43.9	-0.4 pts
27	Slovakia	43.8	+1.4 pts

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About this ranking

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.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the EU countries are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

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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Questions

Which EU country has the highest age dependency ratio (ages 15 to 64 base)?

France, with 60.2% in 2017, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which EU country has the lowest age dependency ratio (ages 15 to 64 base)?

Slovakia, with 43.8% in 2017.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: Eurostat, European Commission, Population structure indicators at national level, age dependency ratio (demo_pjanind). Retrieved 2026-10-09.