Albania vs Spain: Age dependency ratio
Albania
52.0%
in 2025
Spain
52.1%
in 2025
Albania rank
137th
Spain rank
136th
Age dependency ratio over time
- Albania
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 52.1% against 52.0% in Albania, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Albania ahead.
Albania ranks 137th and Spain ranks 136th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Albania averaged higher in 5 and Spain in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Albania | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 89.3% | 57.0% | 32.3% | Albania |
| 1970s | 80.4% | 60.3% | 20.2% | Albania |
| 1980s | 65.7% | 54.8% | 10.9% | Albania |
| 1990s | 60.3% | 47.1% | 13.2% | Albania |
| 2000s | 54.1% | 45.5% | 8.6% | Albania |
| 2010s | 46.7% | 49.6% | 2.9% | Spain |
| 2020s | 49.7% | 51.3% | 1.6% | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, Albania or Spain?
- Spain, at 52.1% against 52.0% in Albania as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio between Albania and Spain?
- 0.1%, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Albania and Spain?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Albania and Spain rank globally for age dependency ratio?
- Albania ranks 137th and Spain ranks 136th of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Age dependency ratio (% 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 is the ratio of dependents--people younger than 15 or 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.