PT · 2023 · tps00198
Old-age-dependency ratio
Portugal, 2023
Old-age-dependency ratio
37.8
Portugal, 2023
▲ 1.3% vs 2022 (37.3)
Analysis
In 2023, Portugal's old-age-dependency ratio increased by 1.3% compared to 2022, reaching 37.8.
Portugal accounts for 113.2% of the EU-27 total of 33.4.
Portugal ranks 2nd 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 11.8% (from 33.8 in 2018).
Source: Eurostat dataset tps00198, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2023
#2 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2023
113.2%
EU-27: 33.4
Portugal timeline (last 15 years)
2014 2025
Source:
Eurostat · tps00198