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Spain – Dependency Ratio

Name: Spain Dependency Ratio
Creator: World Bank
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Ratio of dependents (people younger than 15 or older than 64) to the working-age population (15-64). Higher ratios imply greater economic burden on workers. · World Bank

51.67 +0.36 from 2023 G20 rank: 79th · all-time high: 60.59 (1973)

APA

Spain Dependency Ratio. HistorySaid. Retrieved March 10, 2026, from https://historysaid.com/spain/dependency-ratio

BibTeX

@misc{historysaid_spain_dependency-ratio,
  title = {Spain Dependency Ratio},
  url = {https://historysaid.com/spain/dependency-ratio},
  publisher = {HistorySaid},
  year = {2026}
}

Data & Projection▾

Year	Value	Change	Rank
2027* trend	52.09	–	–
2026* trend	51.91	–	–
2025* trend	51.72	–	–
2024	51.67	+0.36	79th
2023	51.31	+0.29	76th
2022	51.02	+0.14	75th
2021	50.88	−0.09	74th
2020	50.96	−0.16	75th
2019	51.13	−0.09	80th
2018	51.21	+0.12	79th
2017	51.09	+0.29	83rd
2016	50.80	+0.33	83rd
2015	50.46	+0.52	88th
2014	49.94	+0.86	85th
2013	49.08	+0.90	79th
2012	48.18	+0.74	75th
2011	47.44	+0.79	67th
2010	46.66	+0.81	60th
2009	45.85	+0.65	54th
2008	45.20	+0.21	46th
2007	44.98	−0.11	43rd
2006	45.09	+0.06	43rd
2005	45.04	−0.18	41st
2004	45.22	−0.47	38th
2003	45.69	−0.28	40th
2002	45.97	+0.05	37th
2001	45.92	+0.23	30th
2000	45.70	+0.05	27th
1999	45.64	−0.03	23rd
1998	45.67	−0.09	22nd
1997	45.76	−0.21	20th
1996	45.98	−0.40	19th
1995	46.37	−0.56	21st
1994	46.93	−0.64	26th
1993	47.57	−0.72	28th
1992	48.30	−0.81	32nd
1991	49.11	−0.89	35th
1990	50.00	−0.88	41st
1989	50.88	−0.81	47th
1988	51.69	−0.78	51st
1987	52.47	−0.79	58th
1986	53.26	−0.85	59th
1985	54.11	−0.96	62nd
1984	55.08	−1.02	65th
1983	56.09	−0.99	65th
1982	57.09	−1.08	60th
1981	58.16	−0.87	61st
1980	59.03	−0.59	60th
1979	59.62	−0.50	60th
1978	60.12	−0.22	59th
1977	60.35	−0.02	59th
1976	60.37	+0.03	55th
1975	60.34	−0.13	54th
1974	60.47	−0.12	52nd
1973	60.59	+0.10	48th
1972	60.50	+0.19	48th
1971	60.31	+0.39	44th
1970	59.92	+0.52	43rd
1969	59.40	+0.53	39th
1968	58.87	+0.55	37th
1967	58.32	+0.62	34th
1966	57.70	+0.80	33rd
1965	56.90	+0.66	31st
1964	56.24	+0.17	27th
1963	56.07	+0.09	27th
1962	55.98	+0.36	28th
1961	55.62	+0.33	28th
1960	55.29	–	27th

Show all years (1960–2024)

* Linear trend extrapolation from last 5 data points

Detected Pattern▾

Export Boom Cycle

Current account surplus with strong export growth (>15% YoY), reserve accumulation, and moderate GDP growth. Typical of commodity exporters during price surges.

Reserves YoY +11.0% GDP growth 2.5% C/A balance 2.7%

This pattern occurred 682 times in G20 history, 460 successful

United Arab Emirates 2024

Reserves YoY

+25.6%

GDP growth

4.0%

C/A balance

14.5%

Guatemala 2024

Reserves YoY

+14.6%

GDP growth

3.7%

C/A balance

2.9%

Cambodia 2024

Reserves YoY

+12.6%

GDP growth

6.0%

C/A balance

0.5%

Sri Lanka 2024

Reserves YoY

+38.3%

GDP growth

5.0%

C/A balance

1.2%

Lesotho 2024

Reserves YoY

+18.0%

GDP growth

2.9%

C/A balance

3.9%

Lithuania 2024

Reserves YoY

+20.1%

GDP growth

2.8%

C/A balance

3.3%

HistorySaid – pattern alert

Spain matched the Export Boom Cycle pattern in 2023. Historically, 67% of countries showing this pattern (460 out of 682) saw dependency ratio improve within 24 months. View full analysis →