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Dependency ratios

Denmark — 13 years of data

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Historical Values
Year Value
2013 total dependency ratio: 55 % youth dependency ratio: 27.2 % elderly dependency ratio: 27.7 % potential support ratio: 3.6 (2013)
2014 total dependency ratio: 55.6 % youth dependency ratio: 27.1 % elderly dependency ratio: 28.5 % potential support ratio: 3.5 (2014 est.)
2015 total dependency ratio: 55.9% | youth dependency ratio: 26.3% | elderly dependency ratio: 29.6% | potential support ratio: 3.4% (2015 est.)
2016 total dependency ratio: 55.9% | youth dependency ratio: 26.3% | elderly dependency ratio: 29.6% | potential support ratio: 3.4% (2015 est.)
2017 total dependency ratio: 56 | youth dependency ratio: 26.3 | elderly dependency ratio: 29.7 | potential support ratio: 3.4 (2015 est.)
2018 total dependency ratio: 56 (2015 est.) | youth dependency ratio: 26.3 (2015 est.) | elderly dependency ratio: 29.7 (2015 est.) | potential support ratio: 3.4 (2015 est.)
2019 total dependency ratio: 56 (2015 est.) | youth dependency ratio: 26.3 (2015 est.) | elderly dependency ratio: 29.7 (2015 est.) | potential support ratio: 3.4 (2015 est.)
2020 total dependency ratio: 57.3 | youth dependency ratio: 25.6 | elderly dependency ratio: 31.7 | potential support ratio: 3.2 (2020 est.)
2021 total dependency ratio: 57.3 youth dependency ratio: 25.6 elderly dependency ratio: 31.7 potential support ratio: 3.2 (2020 est.)
2022 total dependency ratio: 57.3 youth dependency ratio: 25.4 elderly dependency ratio: 31.9 potential support ratio: 3.1 (2021 est.)
2023 total dependency ratio: 57.3 youth dependency ratio: 25.4 elderly dependency ratio: 31.9 potential support ratio: 3.1 (2021 est.)
2024 total dependency ratio: 57.3 youth dependency ratio: 25.4 elderly dependency ratio: 31.9 potential support ratio: 3.1 (2021 est.)
2025 total dependency ratio: 57.2 (2025 est.) youth dependency ratio: 24.5 (2025 est.) elderly dependency ratio: 32.7 (2025 est.) potential support ratio: 3.1 (2025 est.)