Low & middle income vs Spain: Age dependency ratio, old
Low & middle income
12.8%
in 2025
Spain
32.9%
in 2025
Low & middle income rank
26th
Spain rank
28th
Age dependency ratio, old over time
- Low & middle income
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 32.9% against 12.8% in Low & middle income, a difference of 20.1%.
That makes Spain's figure about 2.6 times Low & middle income's.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Spain has been ahead every year.
Low & middle income ranks 26th and Spain ranks 28th of 47 groups.
Spain has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Low & middle income | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.6% | 13.8% | 7.2% | Spain |
| 1970s | 7.0% | 16.4% | 9.4% | Spain |
| 1980s | 7.3% | 18.5% | 11.3% | Spain |
| 1990s | 7.8% | 21.9% | 14.1% | Spain |
| 2000s | 8.7% | 24.2% | 15.5% | Spain |
| 2010s | 9.9% | 27.3% | 17.4% | Spain |
| 2020s | 12.2% | 31.0% | 18.8% | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, old, Low & middle income or Spain?
- Spain, at 32.9% against 12.8% in Low & middle income as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio, old between Low & middle income and Spain?
- 20.1%, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Low & middle income and Spain?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Low & middle income and Spain rank globally for age dependency ratio, old?
- Low & middle income ranks 26th and Spain ranks 28th of 47 groups.
- 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.