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Dependency ratios

Portugal — 13 years of data

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Historical Values
Year Value
2013 total dependency ratio: 50.5 % youth dependency ratio: 22.2 % elderly dependency ratio: 28.2 % potential support ratio: 3.5 (2013)
2014 total dependency ratio: 50.8 % youth dependency ratio: 22.1 % elderly dependency ratio: 28.7 % potential support ratio: 3.5 (2014 est.)
2015 total dependency ratio: 53.5% | youth dependency ratio: 21.6% | elderly dependency ratio: 31.9% | potential support ratio: 3.1% (2015 est.)
2016 total dependency ratio: 53.5% | youth dependency ratio: 21.6% | elderly dependency ratio: 31.9% | potential support ratio: 3.1% (2015 est.)
2017 total dependency ratio: 53.4 | youth dependency ratio: 21.6 | elderly dependency ratio: 31.8 | potential support ratio: 3.1 (2015 est.)
2018 total dependency ratio: 53.4 (2015 est.) | youth dependency ratio: 21.6 (2015 est.) | elderly dependency ratio: 31.8 (2015 est.) | potential support ratio: 3.1 (2015 est.)
2019 total dependency ratio: 53.4 (2015 est.) | youth dependency ratio: 21.6 (2015 est.) | elderly dependency ratio: 31.8 (2015 est.) | potential support ratio: 3.1 (2015 est.)
2020 total dependency ratio: 55.8 | youth dependency ratio: 20.3 | elderly dependency ratio: 35.5 | potential support ratio: 2.8 (2020 est.)
2021 total dependency ratio: 55.8 youth dependency ratio: 20.3 elderly dependency ratio: 35.5 potential support ratio: 2.8 (2020 est.)
2022 total dependency ratio: 56 youth dependency ratio: 20.8 elderly dependency ratio: 35.2 potential support ratio: 2.8 (2021 est.)
2023 total dependency ratio: 56 youth dependency ratio: 20.8 elderly dependency ratio: 35.2 potential support ratio: 2.8 (2021 est.)
2024 total dependency ratio: 56 youth dependency ratio: 20.8 elderly dependency ratio: 35.2 potential support ratio: 2.8 (2021 est.)
2025 total dependency ratio: 54.3 (2025 est.) youth dependency ratio: 19.3 (2025 est.) elderly dependency ratio: 35 (2025 est.) potential support ratio: 2.9 (2025 est.)