PT · 2022 · tps00198
Old-age-dependency ratio
Portugal, 2022
Old-age-dependency ratio
37.3
Portugal, 2022
▲ 2.2% vs 2021 (36.5)
Analysis
In 2022, Portugal's old-age-dependency ratio increased by 2.2% compared to 2021, reaching 37.3.
Portugal accounts for 112.7% of the EU-27 total of 33.1.
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 13.0% (from 33.0 in 2017).
Source: Eurostat dataset tps00198, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2022
#4 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2022
112.7%
EU-27: 33.1
Portugal timeline (last 15 years)
2014 2025
Source:
Eurostat · tps00198