In 2022, Italy had the highest old-age dependency ratio, with a rate of 37.5 people aged over 65 to 100 people of working age. Finland followed second with an old-age dependency ratio of 37.4, while Azerbaijan had the lowest old-age dependency ratio of 11.3 percent.
Old-age dependency ratio in selected European countries in 2022
Characteristic
Dependency ratio
European Union
33
Euro currency area
33.7
European Free Trade Association (EFTA)
28.4
Italy
37.5
Finland
37.4
Portugal
37.2
Croatia
35.6
Greece
35.6
Germany
34.7
France
34.1
Bulgaria
34
Latvia
33.1
Serbia
33.1
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