Dependency ratio - Cities and FUAs in Lisboa

Lisboa: Dependency ratio - Cities and FUAs was 37.2 Percentage of population aged 15-64 years in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
37.2 Percentage of population aged 15-64 years
Change on year
up 0.3%
Rank
254th
of 1249 regions
All-time high
37.2 Percentage of population aged 15-64 years
in 2024
All-time low
24.3 Percentage of population aged 15-64 years
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024

Dependency ratio - Cities and FUAs in Lisboa, 2000–2024

0102030402000201220242000: 24.3 Percentage of population aged 15-64 years2001: 24.9 Percentage of population aged 15-64 years2002: 25.4 Percentage of population aged 15-64 years2003: 26 Percentage of population aged 15-64 years2004: 26.7 Percentage of population aged 15-64 years2005: 27.3 Percentage of population aged 15-64 years2006: 27.9 Percentage of population aged 15-64 years2007: 28.5 Percentage of population aged 15-64 years2008: 29.3 Percentage of population aged 15-64 years2009: 30.3 Percentage of population aged 15-64 years2010: 31.4 Percentage of population aged 15-64 years2011: 31.5 Percentage of population aged 15-64 years2012: 32.4 Percentage of population aged 15-64 years2013: 33.2 Percentage of population aged 15-64 years2014: 33.8 Percentage of population aged 15-64 years2015: 34.3 Percentage of population aged 15-64 years2016: 34.6 Percentage of population aged 15-64 years2017: 34.9 Percentage of population aged 15-64 years2018: 35 Percentage of population aged 15-64 years2019: 35.2 Percentage of population aged 15-64 years2020: 36.1 Percentage of population aged 15-64 years2021: 36.8 Percentage of population aged 15-64 years2022: 37 Percentage of population aged 15-64 years2023: 37.1 Percentage of population aged 15-64 years2024: 37.2 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 2024, dependency ratio - cities and fuas in Lisboa stood at 37.2 Percentage of population aged 15-64 years. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 10.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, dependency ratio - cities and fuas in Lisboa peaked at 37.2 Percentage of population aged 15-64 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 24.3 Percentage of population aged 15-64 years, in 2000.

Lisboa ranks 254th of 1249 regions on this measure, in the top quarter.

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

Dependency ratio - Cities and FUAs in Lisboa, year by year

Annual values for Dependency ratio - Cities and FUAs in Lisboa, 2000 to 2024.
Year Percentage of population aged 15-64 years Change
2000 24.3 Percentage of population aged 15-64 years —
2001 24.9 Percentage of population aged 15-64 years +2.5%
2002 25.4 Percentage of population aged 15-64 years +2.0%
2003 26 Percentage of population aged 15-64 years +2.4%
2004 26.7 Percentage of population aged 15-64 years +2.7%
2005 27.3 Percentage of population aged 15-64 years +2.2%
2006 27.9 Percentage of population aged 15-64 years +2.2%
2007 28.5 Percentage of population aged 15-64 years +2.2%
2008 29.3 Percentage of population aged 15-64 years +2.8%
2009 30.3 Percentage of population aged 15-64 years +3.4%
2010 31.4 Percentage of population aged 15-64 years +3.6%
2011 31.5 Percentage of population aged 15-64 years +0.3%
2012 32.4 Percentage of population aged 15-64 years +2.9%
2013 33.2 Percentage of population aged 15-64 years +2.5%
2014 33.8 Percentage of population aged 15-64 years +1.8%
2015 34.3 Percentage of population aged 15-64 years +1.5%
2016 34.6 Percentage of population aged 15-64 years +0.9%
2017 34.9 Percentage of population aged 15-64 years +0.9%
2018 35 Percentage of population aged 15-64 years +0.3%
2019 35.2 Percentage of population aged 15-64 years +0.6%
2020 36.1 Percentage of population aged 15-64 years +2.6%
2021 36.8 Percentage of population aged 15-64 years +1.9%
2022 37 Percentage of population aged 15-64 years +0.5%
2023 37.1 Percentage of population aged 15-64 years +0.3%
2024 37.2 Percentage of population aged 15-64 years +0.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 27.06 Percentage of population aged 15-64 years 24.3 Percentage of population aged 15-64 years 30.3 Percentage of population aged 15-64 years 10
2010s 33.63 Percentage of population aged 15-64 years 31.4 Percentage of population aged 15-64 years 35.2 Percentage of population aged 15-64 years 10
2020s 36.84 Percentage of population aged 15-64 years 36.1 Percentage of population aged 15-64 years 37.2 Percentage of population aged 15-64 years 5

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Frequently asked questions

What is dependency ratio - cities and fuas in Lisboa?
Dependency ratio - cities and fuas in Lisboa was 37.2 Percentage of population aged 15-64 years in 2024, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
What is the highest dependency ratio - cities and fuas recorded in Lisboa?
The highest recorded value was 37.2 Percentage of population aged 15-64 years in 2024.
What is the lowest dependency ratio - cities and fuas recorded in Lisboa?
The lowest recorded value was 24.3 Percentage of population aged 15-64 years in 2000.
How does Lisboa rank for dependency ratio - cities and fuas?
Lisboa ranks 254th out of 1249 regions with data for 2024.
Is dependency ratio - cities and fuas rising or falling in Lisboa?
Over the last ten years it is up 10.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Lisboa 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
Last refreshed

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