Age dependency breakdown in Spain
Spain: Age dependency breakdown was 31.2% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Age dependency breakdown in Spain, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, age dependency breakdown in Spain stood at 31.2%. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.5% on the previous year and up 17.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age dependency breakdown in Spain peaked at 31.2% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 10.9%, in 1950.
That places Spain 32nd out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 11.7% | 10.9% | 12.4% | 10 |
| 1960s | 13.8% | 12.7% | 15.0% | 10 |
| 1970s | 16.4% | 15.4% | 17.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | 18.5% | 17.7% | 19.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 21.9% | 20.3% | 23.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 24.2% | 23.8% | 24.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 27.3% | 24.8% | 29.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 30.3% | 29.5% | 31.2% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is age dependency breakdown in Spain?
- Age dependency breakdown in Spain was 31.2% in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest age dependency breakdown recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 31.2% in 2023.
- What is the lowest age dependency breakdown recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.9% in 1950.
- How does Spain rank for age dependency breakdown?
- Spain ranks 32nd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is age dependency breakdown rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Spain data come from?
- The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Age dependency breakdown. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The number of people aged 65 and over per 100 working-age people (aged 15 to 64).