Belgium vs Spain: Age dependency ratio, old
Belgium
33.1%
in 2025
Spain
32.9%
in 2025
Belgium rank
27th
Spain rank
28th
Age dependency ratio, old over time
- Belgium
- Spain
How they compare
Belgium currently reports 33.1% against 32.9% in Spain, a difference of 0.2%.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Belgium has been ahead every year.
Belgium ranks 27th and Spain ranks 28th of 218 countries.
Belgium has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 19.9% | 13.8% | 6.1% | Belgium |
| 1970s | 21.8% | 16.4% | 5.4% | Belgium |
| 1980s | 21.1% | 18.5% | 2.6% | Belgium |
| 1990s | 23.9% | 21.9% | 2.0% | Belgium |
| 2000s | 25.9% | 24.2% | 1.8% | Belgium |
| 2010s | 27.8% | 27.3% | 0.5% | Belgium |
| 2020s | 31.5% | 31.0% | 0.4% | Belgium |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, old, Belgium or Spain?
- Belgium, at 33.1% against 32.9% in Spain as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio, old between Belgium and Spain?
- 0.2%, with Belgium ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Spain?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Belgium and Spain rank globally for age dependency ratio, old?
- Belgium ranks 27th and Spain ranks 28th of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Age dependency ratio, old (% of working-age population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Age dependency ratio, old, is the ratio of older dependents--people older than 64--to the working-age population--those ages 15-64. Data are shown as the proportion of dependents per 100 working-age population.