Age dependency ratio, old in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries): Age dependency ratio, old was 22.6% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Age dependency ratio, old in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries), 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in % of working-age population.
Analysis
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) recorded 22.6% for age dependency ratio, old in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.9% on the previous year and up 32.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age dependency ratio, old in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 22.6% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 9.7%, in 1960.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 10.6% | 9.7% | 11.6% | 10 |
| 1970s | 12.8% | 11.8% | 13.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 13.3% | 13.0% | 14.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 15.1% | 13.6% | 15.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 16.5% | 15.8% | 17.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.2% | 16.0% | 19.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.1% | 19.8% | 22.6% | 6 |
More health data for Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
- Population ages 15-64, female 152.99 million (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male 25.75 million (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female 42.70 million (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total 302.42 million (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male 67.2% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male 149.43 million (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 63.7% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male 47.06 million (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female 44.64 million (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female 18.6% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is age dependency ratio, old in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Age dependency ratio, old in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) was 22.6% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest age dependency ratio, old recorded in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 22.6% in 2025.
- What is the lowest age dependency ratio, old recorded in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.7% in 1960.
- Is age dependency ratio, old rising or falling in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) 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.