MT · 2021 · tps00198
Old-age-dependency ratio
Malta, 2021
Old-age-dependency ratio
27.0
Malta, 2021
▲ 2.7% vs 2020 (26.3)
Analysis
In 2021, Malta's old-age-dependency ratio increased by 2.7% compared to 2020, reaching 27.0.
Malta accounts for 82.8% of the EU-27 total of 32.6.
Malta ranks 23rd out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the bottom half of the distribution.
Over the past five years, the indicator has fallen by 0.4% (from 27.1 in 2016).
Source: Eurostat dataset tps00198, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2021
#23 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2021
82.8%
EU-27: 32.6
Malta timeline (last 15 years)
2014 2025
Source:
Eurostat · tps00198