Dependency rate, all compared to 15-64 in Spain

Spain: Dependency rate, all compared to 15-64 was 0.5073 in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
0.5073
Change on year
up 1.4%
World rank
74th
of 110 countries
All-time high
0.5073
in 2016
All-time low
0.4462
in 2004
Years of data
25
1992–2016

Dependency rate, all compared to 15-64 in Spain, 1992–2016

00.20.40.61992200420161992: 0.4791993: 0.4721994: 0.4661995: 0.4611996: 0.4591997: 0.461998: 0.4591999: 0.4582000: 0.4582001: 0.4572002: 0.4552003: 0.4532004: 0.4462005: 0.452006: 0.4472007: 0.4482008: 0.452009: 0.4582010: 0.4692011: 0.4712012: 0.4782013: 0.4912014: 0.4962015: 0.52016: 0.507

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Spain recorded 0.5073 for dependency rate, all compared to 15-64 in 2016. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.

The figure is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 13.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, dependency rate, all compared to 15-64 in Spain peaked at 0.5073 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.4462, in 2004.

Spain ranks 74th of 110 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.4643 0.4585 0.4793 8
2000s 0.4522 0.4462 0.4583 10
2010s 0.4875 0.4686 0.5073 7

Countries ranked near Spain

  1. 71 Morocco 0.5173 compare
  2. 72 Germany 0.5129 compare
  3. 73 Moldova 0.5091 compare
  4. 75 El Salvador 0.5072 compare
  5. 76 Slovenia 0.5072 compare
  6. 77 Croatia 0.5065 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is dependency rate, all compared to 15-64 in Spain?
Dependency rate, all compared to 15-64 in Spain was 0.5073 in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest dependency rate, all compared to 15-64 recorded in Spain?
The highest recorded value was 0.5073 in 2016.
What is the lowest dependency rate, all compared to 15-64 recorded in Spain?
The lowest recorded value was 0.4462 in 2004.
How does Spain rank for dependency rate, all compared to 15-64?
Spain ranks 74th out of 110 countries with data for 2016.
Is dependency rate, all compared to 15-64 rising or falling in Spain?
Over the last ten years it is up 13.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Spain data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Dependency rate, all compared to 15-64. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Dependency rate, all compared to 15-64
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
112 places, 1,653 data points, 1970–2021
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