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 215 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.
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
- Age population, age 12, male, interpolated 237,061 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, male, interpolated 258,441 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 243,150 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, male, interpolated 252,854 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, female, interpolated 238,344 (2025)
- Age population, age 13, male, interpolated 247,009 (2025)
- Age population, age 13, female, interpolated 232,525 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, female, interpolated 218,320 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total 32.45 million (2025)
- Age population, age 10, male, interpolated 231,084 (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 215 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.