Portugal vs Spain: Projected change in dependency ratio depending on labor force participation

Portugal
139.21
in 2060
Spain
158.84
in 2060
Portugal rank
5th
Spain rank
2nd

Projected change in dependency ratio depending on labor force participation over time

  • Portugal
  • Spain
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How they compare

Spain currently reports 158.84 against 139.21 in Portugal, a difference of 19.63.

That makes Spain's figure about 1.1 times Portugal's.

Across all 10 years both countries report, Spain has been ahead every year.

Portugal ranks 5th and Spain ranks 2nd of 28 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Projected change in dependency ratio depending on labor force participation
Source
Marois et al. (2020) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
29 places, 290 data points, 2015–2060
Last refreshed

– Age dependency is the ratio between people defined as dependents (under-15s and over-65s) and working-age people. – Labor force dependency does not take into account age brackets but instead uses the ratio between those not participating in the workforce to those that are. – High labor force participation assumes a higher share of people participating in the workforce (e.g. beyond the age of 65).