Dependency ratio - Cities and FUAs in Elche/Elx

Elche/Elx: Dependency ratio - Cities and FUAs was 26.6 Percentage of population aged 15-64 years in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
26.6 Percentage of population aged 15-64 years
Change on year
up 2.3%
Rank
759th
of 1249 regions
All-time high
26.6 Percentage of population aged 15-64 years
in 2022
All-time low
17.8 Percentage of population aged 15-64 years
in 2005
Years of data
20
2003–2022

Dependency ratio - Cities and FUAs in Elche/Elx, 2003–2022

01020302003201220222003: 18.1 Percentage of population aged 15-64 years2004: 18.2 Percentage of population aged 15-64 years2005: 17.8 Percentage of population aged 15-64 years2006: 18.2 Percentage of population aged 15-64 years2007: 18.2 Percentage of population aged 15-64 years2008: 18.1 Percentage of population aged 15-64 years2009: 18.5 Percentage of population aged 15-64 years2010: 19.1 Percentage of population aged 15-64 years2011: 19.7 Percentage of population aged 15-64 years2012: 20.2 Percentage of population aged 15-64 years2013: 20.9 Percentage of population aged 15-64 years2014: 21.8 Percentage of population aged 15-64 years2015: 22.6 Percentage of population aged 15-64 years2016: 23.1 Percentage of population aged 15-64 years2017: 23.8 Percentage of population aged 15-64 years2018: 24.4 Percentage of population aged 15-64 years2019: 24.8 Percentage of population aged 15-64 years2020: 25.3 Percentage of population aged 15-64 years2021: 26 Percentage of population aged 15-64 years2022: 26.6 Percentage of population aged 15-64 years

Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage of population aged 15-64 years.

Analysis

In 2022, dependency ratio - cities and fuas in Elche/Elx stood at 26.6 Percentage of population aged 15-64 years. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.3% on the previous year and up 31.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, dependency ratio - cities and fuas in Elche/Elx peaked at 26.6 Percentage of population aged 15-64 years in 2022 and was at its lowest, 17.8 Percentage of population aged 15-64 years, in 2005.

Elche/Elx ranks 759th of 1249 regions on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.

Dependency ratio - Cities and FUAs in Elche/Elx, year by year

Annual values for Dependency ratio - Cities and FUAs in Elche/Elx, 2003 to 2022.
Year Percentage of population aged 15-64 years Change
2003 18.1 Percentage of population aged 15-64 years —
2004 18.2 Percentage of population aged 15-64 years +0.6%
2005 17.8 Percentage of population aged 15-64 years -2.2%
2006 18.2 Percentage of population aged 15-64 years +2.2%
2007 18.2 Percentage of population aged 15-64 years +0.0%
2008 18.1 Percentage of population aged 15-64 years -0.5%
2009 18.5 Percentage of population aged 15-64 years +2.2%
2010 19.1 Percentage of population aged 15-64 years +3.2%
2011 19.7 Percentage of population aged 15-64 years +3.1%
2012 20.2 Percentage of population aged 15-64 years +2.5%
2013 20.9 Percentage of population aged 15-64 years +3.5%
2014 21.8 Percentage of population aged 15-64 years +4.3%
2015 22.6 Percentage of population aged 15-64 years +3.7%
2016 23.1 Percentage of population aged 15-64 years +2.2%
2017 23.8 Percentage of population aged 15-64 years +3.0%
2018 24.4 Percentage of population aged 15-64 years +2.5%
2019 24.8 Percentage of population aged 15-64 years +1.6%
2020 25.3 Percentage of population aged 15-64 years +2.0%
2021 26 Percentage of population aged 15-64 years +2.8%
2022 26.6 Percentage of population aged 15-64 years +2.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 18.16 Percentage of population aged 15-64 years 17.8 Percentage of population aged 15-64 years 18.5 Percentage of population aged 15-64 years 7
2010s 22.04 Percentage of population aged 15-64 years 19.1 Percentage of population aged 15-64 years 24.8 Percentage of population aged 15-64 years 10
2020s 25.97 Percentage of population aged 15-64 years 25.3 Percentage of population aged 15-64 years 26.6 Percentage of population aged 15-64 years 3

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Frequently asked questions

What is dependency ratio - cities and fuas in Elche/Elx?
Dependency ratio - cities and fuas in Elche/Elx was 26.6 Percentage of population aged 15-64 years in 2022, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
What is the highest dependency ratio - cities and fuas recorded in Elche/Elx?
The highest recorded value was 26.6 Percentage of population aged 15-64 years in 2022.
What is the lowest dependency ratio - cities and fuas recorded in Elche/Elx?
The lowest recorded value was 17.8 Percentage of population aged 15-64 years in 2005.
How does Elche/Elx rank for dependency ratio - cities and fuas?
Elche/Elx ranks 759th out of 1249 regions with data for 2022.
Is dependency ratio - cities and fuas rising or falling in Elche/Elx?
Over the last ten years it is up 31.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Elche/Elx data come from?
The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Dependency ratio - Cities and FUAs. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Dependency ratio - Cities and FUAs
Unit
Percentage of population aged 15-64 years
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
1,260 places, 27,881 data points, 1980–2025
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This dataset provides an indicator of dependency ratios for OECD Functional Urban Areas (FUAs) and cities. Data sources and methodology Dependency ratios are derived from population by age and sex data collected at the level of small administrative units (e.g. municipalities) and aggregated at the FUA and city level. The correspondence table between SAUs and FUAs/cities is available in parquet and csv format. Defining FUAs and cities The OECD, in cooperation with the EU, has developed a harmonised definition of functional urban areas (FUAs) to capture the economic and functional reach of cities based on daily commuting patterns (OECD, 2012). FUAs consist of: A city – defined by urban centres in the degree of urbanisation, adapted to the closest local administrative units to define a city. A commuting zone – including all local areas where at least 15% of employed residents work in the city. The delineation process includes: Assigning municipalities surrounded by a single FUA to that FUA. Excluding non-contiguous municipalities. The definition identifies 1 272 FUAs and 1 269 cities in all OECD member countries except Costa Rica and three accession countries. Cite this dataset OECD Regions, cities and local areas database (Dependency ratio - Cities and FUAs), http://oe.cd/geostats Further information OECD Local Data Portal OECD Regions and Cities at a Glance For questions and/or comments, please email CitiesStat@oecd.org