Age dependency ratio, old in Greece
Greece: Age dependency ratio, old was 38.9% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Age dependency ratio, old in Greece, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in % of working-age population.
Analysis
In 2025, age dependency ratio, old in Greece stood at 38.9%. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.1% on the previous year and up 18.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age dependency ratio, old in Greece peaked at 38.9% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 10.9%, in 1960.
That places Greece 7th out of 217 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Age dependency ratio, old in Greece, year by year
| Year | % of working-age population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 10.9% | — |
| 1961 | 11.3% | +4.0% |
| 1962 | 11.7% | +3.1% |
| 1963 | 11.7% | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 11.7% | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 13.1% | +12.0% |
| 1966 | 13.5% | +3.4% |
| 1967 | 13.9% | +2.8% |
| 1968 | 14.3% | +3.0% |
| 1969 | 14.9% | +4.1% |
| 1970 | 16.4% | +10.0% |
| 1971 | 16.7% | +1.5% |
| 1972 | 17.2% | +3.0% |
| 1973 | 17.7% | +3.0% |
| 1974 | 18.2% | +3.0% |
| 1975 | 18.6% | +2.4% |
| 1976 | 19.0% | +1.9% |
| 1977 | 19.4% | +2.1% |
| 1978 | 19.9% | +2.3% |
| 1979 | 20.1% | +1.4% |
| 1980 | 20.0% | -0.5% |
| 1981 | 19.9% | -0.6% |
| 1982 | 19.9% | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 19.8% | -0.4% |
| 1984 | 19.7% | -0.7% |
| 1985 | 19.7% | -0.2% |
| 1986 | 19.7% | +0.4% |
| 1987 | 19.8% | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 19.9% | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 20.0% | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 20.4% | +1.9% |
| 1991 | 21.0% | +3.0% |
| 1992 | 21.5% | +2.7% |
| 1993 | 22.1% | +2.5% |
| 1994 | 22.6% | +2.5% |
| 1995 | 23.1% | +2.2% |
| 1996 | 23.6% | +2.1% |
| 1997 | 24.1% | +1.9% |
| 1998 | 24.5% | +1.8% |
| 1999 | 24.9% | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 25.4% | +1.8% |
| 2001 | 25.8% | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 26.2% | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 26.7% | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 27.1% | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 27.5% | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 27.7% | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 27.9% | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 28.1% | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 28.4% | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 28.9% | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 29.6% | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 30.4% | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 31.2% | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 32.0% | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 32.7% | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 33.4% | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 33.9% | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 34.4% | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 34.8% | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 35.3% | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 36.2% | +2.5% |
| 2022 | 36.9% | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 37.3% | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 38.1% | +2.1% |
| 2025 | 38.9% | +2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 12.7% | 10.9% | 14.9% | 10 |
| 1970s | 18.3% | 16.4% | 20.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 19.9% | 19.7% | 20.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 22.8% | 20.4% | 24.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 27.1% | 25.4% | 28.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 32.1% | 28.9% | 34.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 37.1% | 35.3% | 38.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Greece
- 4 Puerto Rico 39.8% compare
- 5 Italy 39.7% compare
- 6 Finland 39.4% compare
- 8 United States Virgin Islands 38.3% compare
- 9 Germany 38.0% compare
- 10 Isle of Man 37.8% compare
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -4 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.0227 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,321 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 24 (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate -2.83 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.0623 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate -2.58 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.0662 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is age dependency ratio, old in Greece?
- Age dependency ratio, old in Greece was 38.9% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest age dependency ratio, old recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 38.9% in 2025.
- What is the lowest age dependency ratio, old recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.9% in 1960.
- How does Greece rank for age dependency ratio, old?
- Greece ranks 7th out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is age dependency ratio, old rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Greece 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.