Age dependency ratio, old in Spain
Spain: Age dependency ratio, old was 32.9% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Age dependency ratio, old in Spain, 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 Spain stood at 32.9%. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.7% on the previous year and up 18.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age dependency ratio, old in Spain peaked at 32.9% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 12.7%, in 1960.
That places Spain 28th out of 217 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Age dependency ratio, old in Spain, year by year
| Year | % of working-age population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 12.7% | — |
| 1961 | 13.0% | +2.3% |
| 1962 | 13.2% | +1.8% |
| 1963 | 13.3% | +0.9% |
| 1964 | 13.4% | +0.7% |
| 1965 | 13.7% | +2.3% |
| 1966 | 14.1% | +2.9% |
| 1967 | 14.4% | +2.1% |
| 1968 | 14.7% | +2.3% |
| 1969 | 15.0% | +2.0% |
| 1970 | 15.4% | +2.2% |
| 1971 | 15.7% | +2.0% |
| 1972 | 15.9% | +1.6% |
| 1973 | 16.2% | +1.6% |
| 1974 | 16.3% | +0.9% |
| 1975 | 16.5% | +1.1% |
| 1976 | 16.8% | +1.6% |
| 1977 | 17.0% | +1.5% |
| 1978 | 17.2% | +1.4% |
| 1979 | 17.5% | +1.3% |
| 1980 | 17.7% | +1.3% |
| 1981 | 17.8% | +0.9% |
| 1982 | 18.0% | +0.7% |
| 1983 | 18.1% | +0.7% |
| 1984 | 18.2% | +0.8% |
| 1985 | 18.4% | +1.1% |
| 1986 | 18.7% | +1.6% |
| 1987 | 19.1% | +2.1% |
| 1988 | 19.5% | +2.1% |
| 1989 | 19.9% | +2.1% |
| 1990 | 20.3% | +2.0% |
| 1991 | 20.7% | +1.7% |
| 1992 | 21.0% | +1.5% |
| 1993 | 21.3% | +1.5% |
| 1994 | 21.6% | +1.7% |
| 1995 | 22.0% | +1.8% |
| 1996 | 22.5% | +1.9% |
| 1997 | 22.9% | +1.9% |
| 1998 | 23.3% | +2.0% |
| 1999 | 23.7% | +1.7% |
| 2000 | 24.1% | +1.6% |
| 2001 | 24.5% | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 24.7% | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 24.5% | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 24.1% | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 24.0% | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 24.0% | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 23.8% | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 23.9% | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 24.2% | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 24.8% | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 25.3% | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 25.9% | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 26.6% | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 27.4% | +2.9% |
| 2015 | 27.9% | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 28.3% | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 28.7% | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 29.0% | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 29.3% | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 29.5% | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 29.9% | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 30.5% | +2.0% |
| 2023 | 31.3% | +2.5% |
| 2024 | 32.1% | +2.6% |
| 2025 | 32.9% | +2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 13.8% | 12.7% | 15.0% | 10 |
| 1970s | 16.4% | 15.4% | 17.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | 18.5% | 17.7% | 19.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 21.9% | 20.3% | 23.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 24.2% | 23.8% | 24.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 27.3% | 24.8% | 29.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 31.0% | 29.5% | 32.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Spain
- 25 Liechtenstein 33.2% compare
- 26 Saint Martin (French part) 33.2% compare
- 27 Belgium 33.1% compare
- 29 Hungary 32.8% compare
- 30 Austria 32.6% compare
- 31 Netherlands 32.5% compare
More health data for Spain
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.82 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.2629 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,290 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 108 (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate -1.27 % 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 0.0613 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate -1.39 % 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 0.0649 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is age dependency ratio, old in Spain?
- Age dependency ratio, old in Spain was 32.9% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest age dependency ratio, old recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 32.9% in 2025.
- What is the lowest age dependency ratio, old recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.7% in 1960.
- How does Spain rank for age dependency ratio, old?
- Spain ranks 28th out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is age dependency ratio, old rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Spain 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.