Year, 1 January Age composition Youth dependency ratio Old-age dependency ratio Total dependency ratio Ageing index
0–14 15–64 65–
year-old, %
1980 21.9 64.6 13.5 33.8 20.9 54.8 61.9
1990 20.5 66.2 13.2 31.0 20.0 51.0 64.5
2001 16.6 68.3 15.1 24.3 22.2 46.5 91.3
2002 16.3 68.4 15.3 23.8 22.3 46.1 93.5
2003 16.1 68.5 15.4 23.5 22.4 45.9 95.4
2004 15.9 68.6 15.5 23.1 22.6 45.7 97.6
2005 15.6 68.7 15.6 22.8 22.7 45.5 99.9
2006 15.4 68.8 15.8 22.4 22.9 45.4 102.4
2007 15.2 68.9 15.9 22.1 23.2 45.2 104.9
2008 15.0 68.8 16.2 21.8 23.5 45.3 107.6
2009 14.9 68.8 16.4 21.6 23.8 45.4 109.9
2010 14.7 68.6 16.6 21.5 24.2 45.7 112.6
2011 14.6 68.7 16.7 21.3 24.4 45.6 114.7
2012 14.5 68.6 16.9 21.1 24.6 45.7 116.4
2013 14.4 68.4 17.2 21.1 25.1 46.2 118.9
2014 14.4 68.1 17.5 21.2 25.7 46.9 121.4
2015 14.5 67.7 17.8 21.4 26.4 47.7 123.4
2016 14.5 67.3 18.2 21.5 27.0 48.5 125.7
2017 14.5 66.9 18.6 21.7 27.7 49.4 128.1
2018 14.5 66.7 18.8 21.8 28.3 50.0 129.9
2019 14.5 66.3 19.2 21.9 29.0 50.9 132.7
2020 14.5 65.8 19.8 22.0 30.1 52.1 136.6
2021 14.5 65.3 20.2 22.2 30.9 53.1 139.4
2022 14.5 65.1 20.4 22.3 31.4 53.7 141.0
2023 14.5 65.0 20.5 22.3 31.6 54.0 141.5
2024 14.5 64.9 20.7 22.3 31.9 54.2 143.2

Footnotes

*The population figures are derived from census data up to 1990. Between 2001 and 2011, the population data were calculated on the basis of the census conducted on 1 February 2001. The population number for 2012 is based on the census conducted on 1 October 2011. The population numbers for the period between 2013 and 2022 have been calculated retrospectively on the basis of the final census data of 1 October 2022. From 2023 onwards, the population figures are calculated forwards on the basis of the 1 October 2022 census data.

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