Russia vs Spain: Total dependency ratio

Russia

51.8%

in 2023

Spain

51.3%

in 2023

Russia rank

153rd

Spain rank

156th

Total dependency ratio over time

Russia currently reports 51.8% against 51.3% in Spain, a difference of 0.5%.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Russia ahead.

Russia ranks 153rd and Spain ranks 156th of 236 countries.

Indicator: Total dependency ratio
Unit: %
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

The number of children (under 15) and people aged 65 and over per 100 working-age people (aged 15 to 64).