Italy vs Spain: Age dependency ratio, young
Italy
18.4%
in 2025
Spain
19.2%
in 2025
Italy rank
211th
Spain rank
208th
Age dependency ratio, young over time
- Italy
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 19.2% against 18.4% in Italy, a difference of 0.8%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Spain ahead.
Italy ranks 211th and Spain ranks 208th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 1 and Spain in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 37.8% | 43.3% | 5.5% | Spain |
| 1970s | 37.8% | 43.8% | 6.0% | Spain |
| 1980s | 29.4% | 36.2% | 6.9% | Spain |
| 1990s | 21.8% | 25.2% | 3.4% | Spain |
| 2000s | 21.3% | 21.3% | 0.0% | Italy |
| 2010s | 21.2% | 22.3% | 1.1% | Spain |
| 2020s | 19.3% | 20.3% | 1.0% | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, young, Italy or Spain?
- Spain, at 19.2% against 18.4% in Italy as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio, young between Italy and Spain?
- 0.8%, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Spain?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Italy and Spain rank globally for age dependency ratio, young?
- Italy ranks 211th and Spain ranks 208th of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Age dependency ratio, young (% 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, young, is the ratio of younger dependents--people younger than 15--to the working-age population--those ages 15-64. Data are shown as the proportion of dependents per 100 working-age population.