ES · 2021 · tps00198
Old-age-dependency ratio
Spain, 2021
Old-age-dependency ratio
29.7
Spain, 2021
▲ 0.7% vs 2020 (29.5)
Analysis
In 2021, Spain's old-age-dependency ratio increased by 0.7% compared to 2020, reaching 29.7.
Spain accounts for 91.1% of the EU-27 total of 32.6.
Spain ranks 20th 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 5.3% (from 28.2 in 2016).
Source: Eurostat dataset tps00198, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2021
#20 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2021
91.1%
EU-27: 32.6
Spain timeline (last 15 years)
2014 2025
Source:
Eurostat · tps00198