Age dependency ratio, old in Euro area
Euro area: Age dependency ratio, old was 36.2% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Age dependency ratio, old in Euro area, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in % of working-age population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for age dependency ratio, old in Euro area is 36.2%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.4% on the previous year and up 19.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age dependency ratio, old in Euro area peaked at 36.2% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 15.5%, in 1960.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Age dependency ratio, old in Euro area, year by year
| Year | % of working-age population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 15.5% | — |
| 1961 | 15.8% | +1.9% |
| 1962 | 16.1% | +1.7% |
| 1963 | 16.3% | +1.3% |
| 1964 | 16.5% | +1.5% |
| 1965 | 16.9% | +2.1% |
| 1966 | 17.3% | +2.2% |
| 1967 | 17.7% | +2.3% |
| 1968 | 18.0% | +2.0% |
| 1969 | 18.3% | +1.6% |
| 1970 | 18.6% | +1.9% |
| 1971 | 19.0% | +1.7% |
| 1972 | 19.2% | +1.5% |
| 1973 | 19.5% | +1.4% |
| 1974 | 19.8% | +1.3% |
| 1975 | 20.0% | +1.3% |
| 1976 | 20.2% | +1.1% |
| 1977 | 20.5% | +1.1% |
| 1978 | 20.7% | +1.0% |
| 1979 | 20.8% | +0.7% |
| 1980 | 20.8% | -0.3% |
| 1981 | 20.4% | -1.6% |
| 1982 | 20.0% | -2.1% |
| 1983 | 19.5% | -2.2% |
| 1984 | 19.3% | -1.5% |
| 1985 | 19.3% | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 19.6% | +1.5% |
| 1987 | 19.9% | +1.5% |
| 1988 | 20.2% | +1.5% |
| 1989 | 20.5% | +1.3% |
| 1990 | 20.8% | +1.4% |
| 1991 | 21.1% | +1.5% |
| 1992 | 21.4% | +1.4% |
| 1993 | 21.7% | +1.5% |
| 1994 | 22.2% | +2.2% |
| 1995 | 22.6% | +1.7% |
| 1996 | 22.8% | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 23.1% | +1.4% |
| 1998 | 23.5% | +1.4% |
| 1999 | 23.8% | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 24.2% | +1.6% |
| 2001 | 24.6% | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 25.0% | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 25.3% | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 25.7% | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 26.1% | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 26.5% | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 26.8% | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 27.0% | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 27.3% | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 27.6% | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 28.0% | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 28.5% | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 29.2% | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 29.8% | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 30.4% | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 30.9% | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 31.4% | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 31.9% | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 32.4% | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 32.9% | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 33.4% | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 34.0% | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 34.6% | +1.8% |
| 2024 | 35.4% | +2.2% |
| 2025 | 36.2% | +2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 16.8% | 15.5% | 18.3% | 10 |
| 1970s | 19.8% | 18.6% | 20.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 20.0% | 19.3% | 20.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 22.3% | 20.8% | 23.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 25.8% | 24.2% | 27.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 30.0% | 27.6% | 32.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 34.4% | 32.9% | 36.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Euro area
- 1 Monaco 71.7% compare
- 2 Japan 51.0% compare
- 3 Portugal 40.0% compare
- 3 Channel Islands 31.1% compare
- 4 Puerto Rico 39.8% compare
More health data for Euro area
- Population ages 75-79, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate -1.08 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, female, per capita 0.0417 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, female, annual growth rate 1.05 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, per capita 0.0202 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, female, per capita 0.0251 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, female, annual growth rate 4.44 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, annual growth rate 1.87 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is age dependency ratio, old in Euro area?
- Age dependency ratio, old in Euro area was 36.2% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest age dependency ratio, old recorded in Euro area?
- The highest recorded value was 36.2% in 2025.
- What is the lowest age dependency ratio, old recorded in Euro area?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.5% in 1960.
- How does Euro area rank for age dependency ratio, old?
- Euro area ranks 1st out of 4 groups with data for 2025.
- Is age dependency ratio, old rising or falling in Euro area?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Euro area data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Age dependency ratio, old (% of working-age population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.