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

Name: EU countries by age dependency ratio (ages 15 to 64 base), 2023
Creator: Eurostat, European Commission
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Finland had the highest age dependency ratio (ages 15 to 64 base) of 27 EU countries in 2023, at 62.3%. Luxembourg had the lowest, at 44.4%. The median was 56.8% and the figure for the European Union (27) was 56.7%. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest62.3Finland

Lowest44.4Luxembourg

Median56.827 EU countries

European Union (27)56.7History

All EU countries, 2023

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

Full ranking

Rank	EU countries	2023 (%)	Change on 2022
1	Finland	62.3	-0.1 pts
2	France Provisional	62.2	+0.1 pts
3	Sweden	60.7	-0.2 pts
4	Bulgaria	60.4	+0.2 pts
5	Croatia	58.7	+0.5 pts
6	Portugal	58.3	+0.4 pts
7	Latvia	58	-0.4 pts
8	Estonia	57.8	-0.4 pts
9	Czechia	57.6	-0.4 pts
10	Italy	57.4	-0.1 pts
11	Denmark	57.3	-0.1 pts
11	Slovenia	57.3	+0.6 pts
13	Greece	57.2	+0.3 pts
14	Germany Series break	56.8	+0.3 pts
15	Belgium	56.7	+0.1 pts
16	Romania Estimated	56	+0.5 pts
17	Netherlands	55.1	+0.2 pts
18	Poland Estimated	54.6	+1 pts
19	Hungary	54	+0.3 pts
20	Lithuania	53.7	+0.2 pts
21	Ireland	52.7	-0.3 pts
22	Austria	51.5	+0.4 pts
23	Slovakia	51.4	+1.1 pts
24	Spain	50.9	-0.2 pts
25	Cyprus	48.7	+0.4 pts
26	Malta	45.6	-1.1 pts
27	Luxembourg	44.4	+0.2 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)?

Finland, with 62.3% in 2023, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

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

Luxembourg, with 44.4% in 2023.

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.