PT · 2021 · tps00198
Old-age-dependency ratio
Portugal, 2021
Old-age-dependency ratio
36.5
Portugal, 2021
▲ 2.5% vs 2020 (35.6)
Analysis
In 2021, Portugal's old-age-dependency ratio increased by 2.5% compared to 2020, reaching 36.5.
Portugal accounts for 112.0% of the EU-27 total of 32.6.
Portugal ranks 4th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.
Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 13.7% (from 32.1 in 2016).
Source: Eurostat dataset tps00198, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2021
#4 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2021
112.0%
EU-27: 32.6
Portugal timeline (last 15 years)
2014 2025
Source:
Eurostat · tps00198