DK · 2021 · tps00198
Old-age-dependency ratio
Denmark, 2021
Old-age-dependency ratio
31.7
Denmark, 2021
▲ 1.9% vs 2020 (31.1)
Analysis
In 2021, Denmark's old-age-dependency ratio increased by 1.9% compared to 2020, reaching 31.7.
Denmark accounts for 97.2% of the EU-27 total of 32.6.
Denmark ranks 14th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the bottom half of the distribution.
Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 8.2% (from 29.3 in 2016).
Source: Eurostat dataset tps00198, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2021
#14 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2021
97.2%
EU-27: 32.6
Denmark timeline (last 15 years)
2014 2025
Source:
Eurostat · tps00198