# NUTS 3 areas of Portugal by age dependency ratio (ages 15 to 64 base), 2025

All 26 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 by NUTS 2 and 3 region, age dependency ratio (demo_r_pjanind3) (https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/demo_r_pjanind3/default/table)
- Retrieved: 2026-10-09
- Citation: Eurostat. Population structure indicators by NUTS 2 and 3 region, age dependency ratio (demo_r_pjanind3). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/demo_r_pjanind3/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-09.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/rankings/dependency-ratio-15-64/portugal-provinces
- CSV: https://invokely.ai/download/rankings/dependency-ratio-15-64/portugal-provinces.csv

| Rank | Place | % |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | Alto Tâmega e Barroso | 83.1 |
| 2 | Terras de Trás-os-Montes | 78.7 |
| 3 | Beira Baixa | 76.7 |
| 4 | Beiras e Serra da Estrela | 76.2 |
| 5 | Alto Alentejo | 70.5 |
| 6 | Douro | 67.4 |
| 7 | Viseu Dão Lafões | 67 |
| 8 | Médio Tejo | 66.8 |
| 9 | Alto Minho | 66.7 |
| 10 | Baixo Alentejo | 66.2 |
| 11 | Região de Coimbra | 65.5 |
| 12 | Alentejo Central | 64.7 |
| 13 | Alentejo Litoral | 62.4 |
| 14 | Lezíria do Tejo | 61.3 |
| 15 | Região de Leiria | 61.2 |
| 16 | Algarve | 60.6 |
| 17 | Península de Setúbal | 59 |
| 18 | Oeste | 58.8 |
| 19 | Região de Aveiro | 57.5 |
| 20 | Grande Lisboa | 57.1 |
| 21 | Área Metropolitana do Porto | 55.5 |
| 22 | Ave | 54 |
| 23 | Cávado | 51.5 |
| 24 | Região Autónoma da Madeira | 49.9 |
| 24 | Tâmega e Sousa | 49.9 |
| 26 | Região Autónoma dos Açores | 46.8 |