European Union Average Dependency Ratio 1960-2025
52.62
66 data points
Age dependency ratio (% of working-age population) · World Bank
European Union's average dependency ratio from 1960 to 2025 was 52.62, based on 66 data points.
All Data (sorted by year)▾
| Year | Value | Change | Rank |
| 2025 |
57.80 |
+0.43 |
87th |
| 2024 |
57.38 |
+0.48 |
127th |
| 2023 |
56.90 |
+0.38 |
125th |
| 2022 |
56.52 |
+0.42 |
119th |
| 2021 |
56.10 |
+0.50 |
118th |
| 2020 |
55.60 |
+0.54 |
115th |
| 2019 |
55.06 |
+0.57 |
112th |
| 2018 |
54.49 |
+0.60 |
112th |
| 2017 |
53.89 |
+0.64 |
111th |
| 2016 |
53.24 |
+0.62 |
107th |
| 2015 |
52.63 |
+0.66 |
106th |
| 2014 |
51.97 |
+0.70 |
102nd |
| 2013 |
51.26 |
+0.65 |
98th |
| 2012 |
50.61 |
+0.60 |
97th |
| 2011 |
50.01 |
+0.43 |
95th |
| 2010 |
49.59 |
+0.32 |
89th |
| 2009 |
49.27 |
+0.30 |
85th |
| 2008 |
48.96 |
+0.16 |
81st |
| 2007 |
48.81 |
+0.10 |
73rd |
| 2006 |
48.71 |
+0.14 |
69th |
| 2005 |
48.57 |
+0.11 |
64th |
| 2004 |
48.46 |
+0.01 |
58th |
| 2003 |
48.45 |
−0.04 |
54th |
| 2002 |
48.49 |
+0.01 |
53rd |
| 2001 |
48.48 |
+0.04 |
54th |
| 2000 |
48.44 |
+0.04 |
51st |
| 1999 |
48.40 |
−0.01 |
48th |
| 1998 |
48.41 |
−0.06 |
43rd |
| 1997 |
48.47 |
−0.08 |
41st |
| 1996 |
48.55 |
−0.17 |
37th |
| 1995 |
48.73 |
−0.08 |
38th |
| 1994 |
48.80 |
+0.03 |
35th |
| 1993 |
48.78 |
−0.07 |
35th |
| 1992 |
48.85 |
−0.16 |
35th |
| 1991 |
49.02 |
−0.17 |
34th |
| 1990 |
49.19 |
−0.15 |
36th |
| 1989 |
49.33 |
−0.15 |
37th |
| 1988 |
49.48 |
−0.14 |
37th |
| 1987 |
49.62 |
−0.20 |
39th |
| 1986 |
49.82 |
−0.24 |
39th |
| 1985 |
50.07 |
−0.50 |
37th |
| 1984 |
50.57 |
−1.00 |
37th |
| 1983 |
51.57 |
−1.24 |
38th |
| 1982 |
52.81 |
−1.17 |
44th |
| 1981 |
53.97 |
−0.95 |
43rd |
| 1980 |
54.92 |
−0.63 |
44th |
| 1979 |
55.56 |
−0.41 |
42nd |
| 1978 |
55.96 |
−0.25 |
40th |
| 1977 |
56.21 |
−0.16 |
39th |
| 1976 |
56.37 |
−0.14 |
41st |
| 1975 |
56.51 |
−0.06 |
34th |
| 1974 |
56.57 |
−0.07 |
33rd |
| 1973 |
56.64 |
−0.07 |
32nd |
| 1972 |
56.72 |
−0.03 |
31st |
| 1971 |
56.74 |
+0.02 |
29th |
| 1970 |
56.72 |
+0.04 |
28th |
| 1969 |
56.68 |
+0.09 |
29th |
| 1968 |
56.59 |
+0.23 |
27th |
| 1967 |
56.36 |
+0.27 |
27th |
| 1966 |
56.09 |
+0.20 |
29th |
| 1965 |
55.90 |
+0.15 |
27th |
| 1964 |
55.74 |
+0.07 |
26th |
| 1963 |
55.67 |
−0.02 |
26th |
| 1962 |
55.70 |
+0.08 |
27th |
| 1961 |
55.62 |
+0.41 |
27th |
| 1960 |
55.21 |
– |
25th |
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