This indicator gives the total number of inhabitants per country by sex and by age groups. Trends since 1950 and the age dependency ratio are also presented.
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Male, female and total population (absolute numbers) in Iceland, Norway, Switzerland and the EU-27, on 1 January 2006 (source: Eurostat, 2007)
Male
Female
Total
Male
Female
Total
Austria
4,019,354
4,246,571
8,265,925
Lithuania
1,586,650
1,816,634
3,403,284
Belgium
5,143,821
5,367,561
10,511,382
Luxembourg
226,810
232,690
459,500
Bulgaria
3,743,327
3,975,423
7,718,750
Malta
200,626
203,720
404,346
Cyprus
377,835
388,579
766,414
Netherlands
8,077,407
8,256,803
16,334,210
Czech Republic
5,002,648
5,248,431
10,251,079
Norway
2,301,981
2,338,238
4,640,219
Denmark
2,685,846
2,741,613
5,427,459
Poland
18,453,855
19,703,200
38,157,055
Estonia
619,299
725,385
1,344,684
Portugal
5,115,742
5,453,850
10,569,592
Finland
2,572,350
2,683,230
5,255,580
Romania
10,535,140
11,075,073
21,610,213
France
30,549,235
32,336,936
62,886,171
Slovakia
2,615,872
2,773,308
5,389,180
Germany
40,339,961
42,098,034
82,437,995
Slovenia
981,465
1,021,893
2,003,358
Greece
5,508,165
5,617,014
11,125,179
Spain
21,561,262
22,196,988
43,758,250
Hungary
4,784,579
5,292,002
10,076,581
Sweden
4,486,550
4,561,202
9,047,752
Iceland
151,202
148,689
299,891
Switzerland
3,652,502
3,806,626
7,459,128
Ireland
2,101,876
2,107,143
4,209,019
United Kingdom
29,578,000
30,815,100
60,393,100
Italy
28,526,888
30,224,823
58,751,711
EU-27
240,451,847
252,400,512
492,852,359
Latvia
1,057,284
1,237,306
2,294,590
Remarks
The population on 1 January is the number of inhabitants of a given area on 1 January of the year in question (or in some cases on 31 December of the previous year).
Data are collected by Eurostat from the National Statistical Offices. National annual estimates of the population are based either on the most recent census adjusted by the components of population change produced since the last census, or based on population registers.
Eurostat calculates the European aggregates on the basis of the data collected from the National Statistical Offices.
Male and Female population (absolute numbers) by age group in Iceland, Norway, Switzerland and the EU-27, on 1 January 2006 (source: Eurostat, 2007)
0-14
15-24
25-49
50-64
65-79
80+
Male
Female
Male
Female
Male
Female
Male
Female
Male
Female
Male
Female
Austria
673,080
639,603
519,173
501,418
1,569,959
1,546,524
711,110
743,254
442,797
557,907
103,235
257,865
Belgium
918,145
877,957
643,390
626,382
1,886,327
1,852,734
943,722
953,708
599,424
743,741
152,813
313,039
Bulgaria
537,901
509,150
536,925
510,385
1,383,398
1,357,696
735,391
819,425
456,251
617,962
93,461
160,805
Cyprus
72,409
68,789
61,328
59,745
140,372
144,160
62,145
65,124
33,389
38,891
8,192
11,870
Czech Republic
771,185
730,146
691,831
660,221
1,927,259
1,858,148
1,042,669
1,113,229
471,717
663,142
97,987
223,545
Denmark
520,385
495,494
309,144
296,436
962,280
941,656
540,147
538,890
278,217
321,981
75,673
147,156
Estonia
103,988
98,441
107,321
102,882
227,483
238,648
105,754
134,845
64,677
116,310
9,941
34,138
Finland
462,817
444,087
334,828
320,050
887,779
857,016
550,158
557,680
275,099
353,619
61,669
150,778
France
5,983,435
5,709,709
4,127,867
4,009,876
10,725,131
10,889,579
5,515,057
5,717,096
3,233,422
4,065,794
963,946
1,943,967
Germany
5,975,547
5,674,325
4,941,277
4,748,320
15,344,828
14,740,575
7,521,908
7,621,141
5,513,810
6,675,444
1,042,591
2,638,229
Greece
819,787
773,718
692,357
637,152
2,126,800
2,056,016
954,121
1,004,644
744,329
914,251
170,319
230,717
Hungary
796,683
756,760
664,022
638,633
1,810,326
1,796,524
932,638
1,090,283
475,093
765,070
105,817
244,732
Iceland
33,354
31,999
22,440
21,443
55,204
52,731
24,349
23,332
12,215
13,577
3,640
5,607
Ireland
442,123
419,658
324,102
314,613
801,951
788,030
327,131
323,184
166,564
187,535
39,845
73,412
Italy
4,257,301
4,026,635
3,108,107
2,963,872
11,082,425
10,941,510
5,257,088
5,522,438
3,822,812
4,760,989
999,155
2,009,379
Latvia
168,058
160,489
183,787
176,773
401,645
413,434
177,890
226,885
110,152
201,812
15,752
57,913
Lithuania
287,390
273,003
270,297
259,920
602,865
627,123
247,657
313,217
152,880
268,602
25,561
74,769
Luxembourg
43,945
41,458
27,346
26,081
88,431
87,666
39,871
38,728
22,827
27,943
4,390
10,814
Malta
35,618
33,654
30,018
28,403
72,026
69,283
39,998
40,967
18,504
23,933
4,462
7,480
Netherlands
1,526,753
1,457,831
993,830
961,956
3,003,312
2,954,637
1,564,746
1,540,686
800,743
942,700
188,023
398,993
Norway
464,784
442,027
293,022
281,161
829,321
805,202
426,076
416,157
214,988
251,605
73,790
142,086
Poland
3,171,821
3,017,354
3,154,200
3,031,110
6,914,440
6,834,191
3,294,141
3,663,975
1,618,028
2,426,960
301,225
729,610
Portugal
843,637
800,594
658,853
634,178
1,963,643
1,983,015
892,636
982,936
609,208
786,073
147,765
267,054
Romania
1,723,407
1,636,388
1,682,514
1,612,445
4,035,634
3,958,879
1,782,285
1,980,501
1,117,958
1,535,704
193,342
351,156
Slovakia
458,022
436,286
436,865
418,770
1,031,477
1,014,038
453,202
507,882
195,773
305,671
40,533
90,661
Slovenia
145,642
137,579
134,297
127,346
388,828
371,516
193,160
192,116
102,870
145,940
16,668
47,396
Spain
3,258,744
3,082,862
2,660,705
2,528,857
9,002,372
8,656,910
3,548,791
3,710,554
2,414,066
2,970,270
676,584
1,247,535
Sweden
800,501
760,275
576,571
549,077
1,534,183
1,479,186
896,792
885,790
502,335
575,879
176,168
310,995
Switzerland
613,512
580,008
449,342
434,381
1,397,345
1,393,450
696,558
702,067
382,336
473,701
113,409
223,019
United Kingdom
5,518,400
5,247,700
4,087,200
3,912,700
10,535,400
10,697,300
5,280,200
5,455,900
3,227,500
3,754,900
929,100
1,746,400
EU-27
40,316,724
38,309,945
31,958,155
30,657,601
90,450,574
89,155,994
43,610,408
45,745,078
27,470,445
34,749,023
6,644,217
13,780,408
Remarks
The population on 1 January is the number of inhabitants of a given area on 1 January of the year in question (or in some cases on 31 December of the previous year).
Data are collected by Eurostat from the National Statistical Offices. National annual estimates of the population are based either on the most recent census adjusted by the components of population change produced since the last census, or based on population registers.
Eurostat calculates the European aggregates on the basis of the data collected from the National Statistical Offices.
Trend in total population (absolute numbers) in Iceland, Norway, Switzerland and the EU-27, 1996-2006 (source: Eurostat, 2007)
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
Austria
7,953,067
7,964,966
7,971,116
7,982,461
8,002,186
8,020,946
8,065,146
8,102,175
8,140,122
8,206,524
8,265,925
Belgium
10,143,047
10,170,226
10,192,264
10,213,752
10,239,085
10,263,414
10,309,725
10,355,844
10,396,421
10,445,852
10,511,382
Bulgaria
8,384,715
8,340,936
8,283,200
8,230,371
8,190,876
7,928,901
7,891,959
7,845,841
7,801,273
7,761,049
7,718,750
Cyprus
656,333
666,313
675,215
682,862
690,497
697,549
705,539
715,137
730,367
749,175
766,414
Czech Republic
10,321,344
10,309,137
10,299,125
10,289,621
10,278,098
10,266,546
10,206,436
10,203,269
10,211,455
10,220,577
10,251,079
Denmark
5,251,027
5,275,121
5,294,860
5,313,577
5,330,020
5,349,212
5,368,354
5,383,507
5,397,640
5,411,405
5,427,459
Estonia
1,425,192
1,405,996
1,393,074
1,379,237
1,372,071
1,366,959
1,361,242
1,356,045
1,351,069
1,347,510
1,344,684
Finland
5,116,826
5,132,320
5,147,349
5,159,646
5,171,302
5,181,115
5,194,901
5,206,295
5,219,732
5,236,611
5,255,580
France
59,522,297
59,726,386
59,934,884
60,158,533
60,513,387
60,914,655
61,325,688
61,734,702
62,130,243
62,518,571
62,886,171
Germany
81,817,499
82,012,162
82,057,379
82,037,011
82,163,475
82,259,540
82,440,309
82,536,680
82,531,671
82,500,849
82,437,995
Greece
10,673,696
10,744,649
10,808,358
10,861,402
10,903,757
10,931,206
10,968,708
11,006,377
11,040,650
11,082,751
11,125,179
Hungary
10,321,229
10,301,247
10,279,724
10,253,416
10,221,644
10,200,298
10,174,853
10,142,362
10,116,742
10,097,549
10,076,581
Iceland
267,958
269,874
272,381
275,712
279,049
283,361
286,575
288,471
290,570
293,577
299,891
Ireland
3,620,065
3,654,955
3,693,582
3,732,201
3,777,763
3,832,973
3,899,876
3,963,665
4,027,732
4,109,173
4,209,019
Italy
56,844,197
56,876,364
56,904,379
56,909,109
56,923,524
56,960,692
56,993,742
57,321,070
57,888,245
58,462,375
58,751,711
Latvia
2,469,531
2,444,912
2,420,789
2,399,248
2,381,715
2,364,254
2,345,768
2,331,480
2,319,203
2,306,434
2,294,590
Lithuania
3,615,212
3,588,013
3,562,261
3,536,401
3,512,074
3,486,998
3,475,586
3,462,553
3,445,857
3,425,324
3,403,284
Luxembourg
411,600
416,850
422,050
427,350
433,600
439,000
444,050
448,300
451,600
455,000
459,500
Malta
371,415
373,958
376,513
378,518
380,201
391,415
394,641
397,296
399,867
402,668
404,346
Netherlands
15,493,889
15,567,107
15,654,192
15,760,225
15,863,950
15,987,075
16,105,285
16,192,572
16,258,032
16,305,526
16,334,210
Norway
4,369,957
4,392,714
4,417,599
4,445,329
4,478,497
4,503,436
4,524,066
4,552,252
4,577,457
4,606,363
4,640,219
Poland
38,609,399
38,639,341
38,659,979
38,666,983
38,653,559
38,253,955
38,242,197
38,218,531
38,190,608
38,173,835
38,157,055
Portugal
10,043,180
10,072,542
10,109,697
10,148,883
10,195,014
10,256,658
10,329,340
10,407,465
10,474,685
10,529,255
10,569,592
Romania
22,133,050
22,053,681
21,988,810
21,946,431
21,907,807
21,876,455
21,833,483
21,772,774
21,711,252
21,658,528
21,610,213
Slovakia
5,367,790
5,378,932
5,387,650
5,393,382
5,398,657
5,378,783
5,378,951
5,379,161
5,380,053
5,384,822
5,389,180
Slovenia
1,990,266
1,986,989
1,984,923
1,978,334
1,987,755
1,990,094
1,994,026
1,995,033
1,996,433
1,997,590
2,003,358
Spain
39,430,933
39,525,438
39,639,388
39,802,827
40,049,708
40,476,723
40,964,244
41,663,702
42,345,342
43,038,035
43,758,250
Sweden
8,837,496
8,844,499
8,847,625
8,854,322
8,861,426
8,882,792
8,909,128
8,940,788
8,975,670
9,011,392
9,047,752
Switzerland
7,062,354
7,081,346
7,096,465
7,123,537
7,164,444
7,204,055
7,255,653
7,313,853
7,364,148
7,415,102
7,459,128
United Kingdom
58,094,587
58,239,312
58,394,596
58,579,685
58,785,246
58,999,781
59,217,592
59,437,723
59,699,828
60,059,900
60,393,100
EU-27
477,332,544
478,101,984
480,382,982
481,075,788
482,188,397
482,957,989
484,540,769
486,520,347
488,631,792
490,898,280
492,852,359
Remarks
The population on 1 January is the number of inhabitants of a given area on 1 January of the year in question (or in some cases on 31 December of the previous year).
Data are collected by Eurostat from the National Statistical Offices. National annual estimates of the population are based either on the most recent census adjusted by the components of population change produced since the last census, or based on population registers.
Eurostat calculates the European aggregates on the basis of the data collected from the National Statistical Offices.
Trend in total population (absolute numbers) in Iceland, Norway, Switzerland and the EU-27, 1950-2006 (source: Eurostat, 2007)
1950
1955
1960
1975
1980
1985
1990
1995
2000
2005
2006
Austria
6,925,961
6,944,333
7,030,385
7,592,316
7,545,539
7,563,233
7,644,818
7,943,489
8,002,186
8,206,524
8,265,925
Belgium
8,639,000
8,840,701
9,128,824
9,788,248
9,855,110
9,857,721
9,947,782
10,130,574
10,239,085
10,445,852
10,511,382
Bulgaria
-
-
7,829,246
8,710,049
8,846,417
8,971,214
8,767,308
8,427,418
8,190,876
7,761,049
7,718,750
Cyprus
-
-
572,000
491,000
510,000
538,397
572,655
645,399
690,497
749,175
766,414
Czech Republic
-
-
9,637,840
10,023,688
10,315,669
10,333,900
10,362,102
10,333,161
10,278,098
10,220,577
10,251,079
Denmark
4,251,497
4,423,995
4,565,455
5,054,410
5,122,065
5,111,108
5,135,409
5,215,718
5,330,020
5,411,405
5,427,459
Estonia
-
-
1,209,100
1,424,073
1,472,190
1,523,486
1,570,599
1,448,075
1,372,071
1,347,510
1,344,684
Finland
3,987,996
4,211,191
4,413,046
4,702,387
4,771,292
4,893,748
4,974,383
5,098,754
5,171,302
5,236,611
5,255,580
France
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
59,315,139
60,513,387
62,518,571
62,886,171
Germany
68,376,000
70,944,842
72,542,990
78,882,235
78,179,662
77,709,213
79,112,831
81,538,603
82,163,475
82,500,849
82,437,995
Greece
7,566,000
7,966,000
8,300,399
8,986,153
9,584,184
9,919,500
10,120,892
10,595,074
10,903,757
11,082,751
11,125,179
Hungary
-
-
9,961,044
10,508,956
10,709,463
10,657,420
10,374,823
10,336,700
10,221,644
10,097,549
10,076,581
Iceland
141,042
156,033
173,855
216,695
226,948
240,606
253,785
266,978
279,049
293,577
299,891
Ireland
2,969,000
2,926,000
2,835,500
3,163,900
3,392,800
3,542,046
3,506,970
3,597,617
3,777,763
4,109,173
4,209,019
Italy
-
48,476,700
50,025,500
55,293,036
56,388,480
56,588,319
56,694,360
56,844,408
56,923,524
58,462,375
58,751,711
Latvia
-
-
2,104,128
2,447,730
2,508,761
2,570,030
2,668,140
2,500,580
2,381,715
2,306,434
2,294,590
Lithuania
-
-
2,755,600
3,288,510
3,404,194
3,528,698
3,693,708
3,642,991
3,512,074
3,425,324
3,403,284
Luxembourg
294,668
303,858
313,050
357,400
363,450
366,202
379,300
405,650
433,600
455,000
459,500
Malta
-
-
327,200
301,892
315,262
331,997
352,430
369,451
380,201
402,668
404,346
Netherlands
10,026,773
10,680,023
11,417,254
13,599,092
14,091,014
14,453,833
14,892,574
15,424,122
15,863,950
16,305,526
16,334,210
Norway
3,249,954
3,410,726
3,567,707
3,997,525
4,078,900
4,145,845
4,233,116
4,348,410
4,478,497
4,606,363
4,640,219
Poland
-
-
29,479,900
33,845,698
35,413,434
37,063,303
38,038,403
38,580,597
38,653,559
38,173,835
38,157,055
Portugal
8,437,030
8,615,740
8,826,040
8,879,130
9,713,570
10,016,605
9,995,995
10,017,571
10,195,014
10,529,255
10,569,592
Romania
-
-
18,319,210
21,141,468
22,132,670
22,687,374
23,211,395
22,194,261
21,907,807
21,658,528
21,610,213
Slovakia
-
-
3,969,682
4,714,593
4,963,301
5,144,568
5,287,663
5,356,207
5,398,657
5,384,822
5,389,180
Slovenia
-
-
1,580,535
1,778,454
1,893,064
1,936,839
1,996,377
1,989,477
1,987,755
1,997,590
2,003,358
Spain
28,009,000
29,200,000
30,327,000
35,338,041
37,241,868
38,352,991
38,826,297
39,343,100
40,049,708
43,038,035
43,758,250
Sweden
6,986,181
7,234,664
7,471,345
8,176,447
8,303,094
8,342,633
8,527,039
8,816,381
8,861,426
9,011,392
9,047,752
Switzerland
4,668,000
4,970,300
5,295,500
6,356,285
6,303,573
6,455,896
6,673,850
7,019,019
7,164,444
7,415,102
7,459,128
United Kingdom
50,616,000
50,900,000
52,200,000
56,230,680
56,284,863
56,481,641
57,156,972
57,943,472
58,785,246
60,059,900
60,393,100
EU-27
-
-
402,607,070
447,319,586
457,052,803
463,643,322
470,388,225
476,491,385
482,188,397
490,898,280
492,852,359
Remarks
The population on 1 January is the number of inhabitants of a given area on 1 January of the year in question (or in some cases on 31 December of the previous year).
Data are collected by Eurostat from the National Statistical Offices. National annual estimates of the population are based either on the most recent census adjusted by the components of population change produced since the last census, or based on population registers.
Eurostat calculates the European aggregates on the basis of the data collected from the National Statistical Offices.
The population on 1 January is the number of inhabitants of a given area on 1 January of the year in question (or in some cases on 31 December of the previous year).
Data are collected by Eurostat from the National Statistical Offices. National annual estimates of the population are based either on the most recent census adjusted by the components of population change produced since the last census, or based on population registers.
Eurostat calculates the European aggregates on the basis of the data collected from the National Statistical Offices.
The population on 1 January is the number of inhabitants of a given area on 1 January of the year in question (or in some cases on 31 December of the previous year).
Data are collected by Eurostat from the National Statistical Offices. National annual estimates of the population are based either on the most recent census adjusted by the components of population change produced since the last census, or based on population registers.
Eurostat calculates the European aggregates on the basis of the data collected from the National Statistical Offices.
The population on 1 January is the number of inhabitants of a given area on 1 January of the year in question (or in some cases on 31 December of the previous year).
Data are collected by Eurostat from the National Statistical Offices. National annual estimates of the population are based either on the most recent census adjusted by the components of population change produced since the last census, or based on population registers.
Eurostat calculates the European aggregates on the basis of the data collected from the National Statistical Offices.
The population on 1 January is the number of inhabitants of a given area on 1 January of the year in question (or in some cases on 31 December of the previous year).
Data are collected by Eurostat from the National Statistical Offices. National annual estimates of the population are based either on the most recent census adjusted by the components of population change produced since the last census, or based on population registers.
Eurostat calculates the European aggregates on the basis of the data collected from the National Statistical Offices.
The population on 1 January is the number of inhabitants of a given area on 1 January of the year in question (or in some cases on 31 December of the previous year).
Data are collected by Eurostat from the National Statistical Offices. National annual estimates of the population are based either on the most recent census adjusted by the components of population change produced since the last census, or based on population registers.
Eurostat calculates the European aggregates on the basis of the data collected from the National Statistical Offices.
The population on 1 January is the number of inhabitants of a given area on 1 January of the year in question (or in some cases on 31 December of the previous year).
Data are collected by Eurostat from the National Statistical Offices. National annual estimates of the population are based either on the most recent census adjusted by the components of population change produced since the last census, or based on population registers.
Eurostat calculates the European aggregates on the basis of the data collected from the National Statistical Offices.
The age dependency ratio is the ratio of the number of persons at an age when they are generally economically inactive divided by the number of persons of working age. In the first variant working age is defined as 15 to 64 years and in the second variant as 20 to 59 years. In the figure above the first variant is presented.
The ratio is based on the population on 1 January, which is equal to the number of inhabitants of a given area on 1 January of the year in question (or in some cases on 31 December of the previous year).
Data are collected by Eurostat from the National Statistical Offices. National annual estimates of the population are based either on the most recent census adjusted by the components of population change produced since the last census, or based on population registers.
The old-age dependency ratio is the ratio of the number of elderly persons at an age when they are generally economically inactive divided by the number of persons of working age. In the first variant the ratio is the number of elderly persons aged 65 and over divided by the number of persons aged 15 to 64. In the second variant the ratio is the number of elderly persons aged 60 and over divided by the number of persons aged 20 to 59. In the figure above the first variant is presented.
The ratio is based on the population on 1 January, which is equal tot the number of inhabitants of a given area on 1 January of the year in question (or in some cases on 31 December of the previous year).
Data are collected by Eurostat from the National Statistical Offices. National annual estimates of the population are based either on the most recent census adjusted by the components of population change produced since the last census, or based on population registers.
The young-age dependency ratio is the ratio of the number of young persons at an age when they are generally economically inactive divided by the number of persons of working age. In the first variant the ratio is the number of young people aged under 15 divided by the number of persons aged 15 to 64. In the second variant the ratio is the number of young people aged under 20 divided by the number of persons aged 20 to 59. In the figure above the first variant is presented.
The ratio is based on the population on 1 January, which is equal to the number of inhabitants of a given area on 1 January of the year in question (or in some cases on 31 December of the previous year).
Data are collected by Eurostat from the National Statistical Offices. National annual estimates of the population are based either on the most recent census adjusted by the components of population change produced since the last census, or based on population registers.
Trend in age dependency ratio (1st variant) in Iceland, Norway, Switzerland and the EU-27, 1950-2006 (source: Eurostat, 2007)
1950
1955
1960
1965
1970
1975
1980
1985
1990
1995
2000
2005
2006
Austria
49.4
51.4
51.4
57.0
62.2
61.8
56.6
48.3
48.0
49.0
48.3
47.3
47.8
Belgium
-
49.5
54.7
57.2
58.7
57.0
52.9
48.4
49.1
51.0
52.4
52.5
52.2
Bulgaria
-
-
50.6
48.5
47.9
49.2
51.3
49.2
50.4
49.2
47.2
44.9
44.5
Cyprus
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
56.9
58.4
56.4
51.5
45.2
43.8
Czech Republic
-
-
54.1
51.1
49.9
53.5
58.6
54.4
52.0
47.0
43.7
40.8
40.6
Denmark
54.2
56.8
56.2
54.1
55.3
56.1
54.9
50.6
48.7
48.3
49.8
51.1
51.2
Estonia
-
-
-
-
51.0
51.7
51.8
50.9
51.2
52.0
49.8
47.0
46.6
Finland
56.7
59.8
61.0
54.7
51.3
48.5
47.8
46.7
48.5
49.7
49.4
50.0
49.8
France
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
53.1
53.6
53.6
53.4
Germany
-
47.2
48.1
54.3
58.2
57.5
52.6
44.1
44.7
46.4
46.9
49.4
50.1
Greece
54.9
51.3
51.8
52.8
54.6
56.7
56.7
52.5
49.7
48.3
47.1
48.2
48.9
Hungary
-
-
52.3
50.9
48.3
48.6
54.8
51.1
51.0
47.9
46.8
45.5
45.4
Iceland
61.0
68.5
74.9
75.5
71.4
65.2
60.0
57.3
55.2
55.6
53.6
51.8
50.3
Ireland
65.5
68.4
72.4
73.6
73.5
72.0
70.1
66.9
63.3
56.2
49.6
46.8
46.2
Italy
-
51.1
51.5
51.9
54.7
56.9
55.4
48.2
46.0
45.5
48.0
50.6
51.1
Latvia
-
-
-
-
50.8
51.1
50.3
49.2
49.8
52.3
48.8
45.6
45.2
Lithuania
-
-
-
-
59.1
57.7
53.6
50.1
50.1
51.7
51.4
47.4
46.6
Luxembourg
-
-
47.4
52.1
52.9
49.7
48.4
43.9
44.2
47.6
49.7
49.2
49.1
Malta
-
-
-
-
-
-
48.6
49.9
51.5
49.1
48.1
44.8
44.1
Netherlands
58.4
61.8
63.7
61.0
60.0
57.1
51.7
46.4
45.0
46.2
47.4
48.1
48.2
Norway
50.5
55.5
58.7
57.9
59.6
60.0
58.8
55.7
54.4
54.8
54.4
52.6
52.1
Poland
-
-
64.0
61.5
54.7
50.5
52.3
53.5
54.4
51.7
46.2
42.6
41.9
Portugal
56.3
56.9
59.2
58.9
61.7
60.2
59.4
55.4
51.6
48.5
47.6
48.5
48.5
Romania
-
-
-
-
52.8
53.1
58.4
52.2
51.5
49.4
47.4
43.9
43.6
Slovakia
-
-
62.2
62.2
57.8
56.4
57.9
55.8
55.6
50.8
45.4
40.2
39.5
Slovenia
-
-
-
-
52.5
52.5
51.0
48.2
46.1
44.1
42.8
42.2
42.4
Spain
52.4
53.9
55.4
56.7
59.4
60.0
58.3
54.9
50.8
47.1
46.3
45.6
45.3
Sweden
49.9
52.9
52.3
50.5
52.5
55.5
56.2
54.6
55.4
57.1
55.8
53.4
52.8
Switzerland
49.1
51.8
52.3
52.7
53.8
54.0
51.1
46.6
46.2
47.8
48.6
47.3
47.0
United Kingdom
-
-
54.0
55.1
58.7
59.9
56.5
52.4
53.1
54.6
53.7
51.7
51.1
EU-25
-
-
54.6
-
-
-
55.2
50.3
49.6
49.4
49.0
49.0
49.0
EU-27
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
50.3
49.7
49.4
48.9
48.7
48.6
Remarks
The age dependency ratio is the ratio of the number of persons at an age when they are generally economically inactive divided by the number of persons of working age. In the first variant working age is defined as 15 to 64 years and in the second variant as 20 to 59 years. In the figure above the first variant is presented.
The ratio is based on the population on 1 January, which is equal to the number of inhabitants of a given area on 1 January of the year in question (or in some cases on 31 December of the previous year).
Data are collected by Eurostat from the National Statistical Offices. National annual estimates of the population are based either on the most recent census adjusted by the components of population change produced since the last census, or based on population registers.
Trend in old-age dependency ratio (1st variant) in Iceland, Norway, Switzerland and the EU-27, 1950-2006 (source: Eurostat, 2007)
1950
1955
1960
1965
1970
1975
1980
1985
1990
1995
2000
2005
2006
Austria
15.5
17.2
18.4
20.6
22.7
23.9
24.3
21.0
22.1
22.5
22.9
23.5
24.4
Belgium
-
17.2
18.5
19.8
21.2
21.8
21.9
20.3
22.1
23.8
25.5
26.3
26.2
Bulgaria
-
-
11.2
12.2
14.0
16.0
17.8
16.8
19.5
22.2
23.8
24.8
24.9
Cyprus
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
16.9
17.2
17.2
17.0
17.3
17.3
Czech Republic
-
-
14.6
15.8
17.9
20.0
21.6
18.2
19.0
19.3
19.8
19.8
20.0
Denmark
13.8
15.2
16.4
17.4
18.9
20.7
22.2
22.6
23.2
22.7
22.2
22.7
22.9
Estonia
-
-
-
-
17.7
18.6
19.0
17.3
17.5
20.2
22.4
24.3
24.5
Finland
10.5
11.0
11.6
12.3
13.6
15.5
17.6
18.2
19.8
21.1
22.2
23.8
24.0
France
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
22.7
24.3
24.9
24.9
Germany
-
15.5
17.0
19.2
21.4
23.2
23.9
20.9
21.6
22.5
23.9
27.8
28.9
Greece
10.5
11.3
14.2
12.4
17.2
19.0
20.6
20.3
20.4
22.2
24.2
26.8
27.6
Hungary
-
-
13.6
15.4
17.0
18.6
20.9
18.5
20.0
20.9
22.0
22.7
22.9
Iceland
12.1
12.8
14.0
14.7
15.0
15.1
15.7
15.9
16.4
17.3
17.8
17.9
17.6
Ireland
17.7
18.3
19.2
19.5
19.3
18.8
18.2
18.0
18.6
17.8
16.8
16.4
16.2
Italy
-
13.0
14.0
15.0
16.7
18.7
20.3
19.1
21.5
24.0
26.8
29.3
29.8
Latvia
-
-
-
-
18.0
19.2
19.6
17.6
17.7
20.5
22.1
24.1
24.4
Lithuania
-
-
-
-
15.9
17.5
17.4
15.5
16.2
18.5
20.8
22.3
22.5
Luxembourg
-
-
15.9
17.8
19.1
19.4
20.3
19.0
19.3
20.6
21.4
21.3
21.4
Malta
-
-
-
-
-
-
12.5
13.5
15.7
16.3
17.9
19.3
19.4
Netherlands
12.2
13.5
14.6
15.3
16.2
16.9
17.4
17.5
18.6
19.3
20.0
20.8
21.1
Norway
14.3
15.7
17.3
18.7
20.4
21.7
23.3
24.3
25.2
24.8
23.5
22.4
22.4
Poland
-
-
9.5
10.7
12.6
14.2
15.5
14.5
15.4
16.6
17.6
18.7
18.9
Portugal
10.5
11.4
12.4
12.8
14.9
15.7
17.8
18.2
20.0
21.9
23.7
25.2
25.4
Romania
-
-
-
-
13.0
14.6
16.3
14.4
15.6
18.0
19.7
21.1
21.2
Slovakia
-
-
11.1
12.7
14.4
15.6
16.7
14.7
16.0
16.3
16.6
16.3
16.4
Slovenia
-
-
-
-
14.8
16.3
16.4
15.0
15.5
17.4
19.8
21.8
22.2
Spain
11.1
12.1
12.7
13.8
15.2
16.3
17.1
18.5
20.2
22.2
24.5
24.4
24.3
Sweden
15.2
16.6
17.8
18.9
20.7
23.3
25.3
26.4
27.7
27.4
26.9
26.5
26.4
Switzerland
14.1
14.8
15.5
15.9
17.3
19.1
20.9
20.5
21.3
21.7
22.7
23.3
23.5
United Kingdom
-
-
18.0
18.9
20.5
22.3
23.3
22.9
24.1
24.5
24.3
24.3
24.2
EU-15
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
EU-27
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
19.2
20.6
21.9
23.2
24.6
24.9
Remarks
The old-age dependency ratio is the ratio of the number of elderly persons at an age when they are generally economically inactive divided by the number of persons of working age. In the first variant the ratio is the number of elderly persons aged 65 and over divided by the number of persons aged 15 to 64. In the second variant the ratio is the number of elderly persons aged 60 and over divided by the number of persons aged 20 to 59. In the figure above the first variant is presented.
The ratio is based on the population on 1 January, which is equal tot the number of inhabitants of a given area on 1 January of the year in question (or in some cases on 31 December of the previous year).
Data are collected by Eurostat from the National Statistical Offices. National annual estimates of the population are based either on the most recent census adjusted by the components of population change produced since the last census, or based on population registers.
Trend in young-age dependency ratio (1st variant) in Iceland, Norway, Switzerland and the EU-27, 1950-2006 (source: Eurostat, 2007)
1950
1955
1960
1965
1970
1975
1980
1985
1990
1995
2000
2005
2006
Austria
33.8
34.2
33.0
36.5
39.5
37.9
32.4
27.4
26.0
26.6
25.4
23.7
23.5
Belgium
-
32.3
36.2
37.5
37.5
35.2
31.0
28.0
27.0
27.2
26.9
26.2
26.0
Bulgaria
-
-
39.4
36.3
33.9
33.2
33.5
32.4
30.9
27.1
23.4
20.0
19.6
Cyprus
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
40.1
41.2
39.1
34.5
27.9
26.5
Czech Republic
-
-
39.5
35.3
32.0
33.6
37.0
36.2
33.0
27.7
23.9
21.0
20.6
Denmark
40.4
41.6
39.8
36.7
36.4
35.4
32.7
28.0
25.5
25.6
27.6
28.4
28.3
Estonia
-
-
-
-
33.3
33.1
32.8
33.5
33.7
31.8
27.3
22.7
22.1
Finland
46.3
48.8
49.4
42.4
37.7
33.0
30.2
28.5
28.7
28.5
27.2
26.2
25.9
France
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
30.4
29.3
28.7
28.5
Germany
-
31.6
31.1
35.1
36.8
34.3
28.6
23.3
23.1
23.9
23.1
21.6
21.2
Greece
44.4
40.1
37.6
40.4
37.5
37.7
36.2
32.2
29.3
26.0
22.9
21.4
21.3
Hungary
-
-
38.7
35.5
31.3
30.0
33.8
32.6
31.0
27.1
24.8
22.8
22.4
Iceland
48.9
55.6
60.9
60.8
56.4
50.2
44.3
41.4
38.8
38.2
35.8
33.9
32.8
Ireland
47.8
50.1
53.2
54.1
54.2
53.2
51.8
48.9
44.7
38.3
32.8
30.4
29.9
Italy
-
38.1
37.4
36.9
38.1
38.2
35.1
29.1
24.5
21.5
21.2
21.3
21.3
Latvia
-
-
-
-
32.8
31.9
30.7
31.6
32.1
31.8
26.7
21.6
20.8
Lithuania
-
-
-
-
43.2
40.1
36.2
34.6
33.9
33.2
30.6
25.2
24.1
Luxembourg
-
-
31.5
34.3
33.8
30.2
28.1
24.9
24.9
27.1
28.3
27.9
27.7
Malta
-
-
-
-
-
-
36.1
36.4
35.8
32.8
30.2
25.6
24.7
Netherlands
46.3
48.3
49.1
45.7
43.8
40.2
34.3
28.9
26.4
26.9
27.4
27.3
27.1
Norway
36.2
39.8
41.3
39.1
39.1
38.2
35.5
31.4
29.2
30.1
30.8
30.1
29.7
Poland
-
-
54.5
50.7
42.0
36.3
36.8
39.0
39.0
35.1
28.6
23.8
23.0
Portugal
45.9
45.5
46.8
46.1
46.8
44.5
41.6
37.1
31.6
26.6
24.0
23.2
23.1
Romania
-
-
-
-
39.8
38.5
42.1
37.8
36.0
31.5
27.7
22.8
22.3
Slovakia
-
-
51.1
49.5
43.4
40.8
41.2
41.1
39.6
34.5
28.8
23.9
23.2
Slovenia
-
-
-
-
37.7
36.1
34.6
33.2
30.6
26.7
23.0
20.4
20.1
Spain
41.3
41.8
42.6
43.0
44.2
43.8
41.2
36.5
30.5
24.9
21.8
21.1
21.1
Sweden
34.8
36.3
34.5
31.5
31.8
32.2
30.9
28.2
27.7
29.6
28.8
27.0
26.4
Switzerland
35.1
36.9
36.8
36.8
36.5
34.9
30.2
26.1
24.9
26.1
25.9
23.9
23.5
United Kingdom
-
-
35.9
36.3
38.2
37.6
33.2
29.5
29.0
30.1
29.4
27.4
26.9
EU-25
-
-
39.1
-
-
-
34.3
30.7
28.8
27.3
25.6
24.1
23.9
EU-27
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
31.1
29.2
27.5
25.7
24.0
23.7
Remarks
The young-age dependency ratio is the ratio of the number of young persons at an age when they are generally economically inactive divided by the number of persons of working age. In the first variant the ratio is the number of young people aged under 15 divided by the number of persons aged 15 to 64. In the second variant the ratio is the number of young people aged under 20 divided by the number of persons aged 20 to 59. In the figure above the first variant is presented.
The ratio is based on the population on 1 January, which is equal to the number of inhabitants of a given area on 1 January of the year in question (or in some cases on 31 December of the previous year).
Data are collected by Eurostat from the National Statistical Offices. National annual estimates of the population are based either on the most recent census adjusted by the components of population change produced since the last census, or based on population registers.
The age dependency ratio is the ratio of the number of persons at an age when they are generally economically inactive divided by the number of persons of working age. In the first variant working age is defined as 15 to 64 years and in the second variant as 20 to 59 years. In the figure above the first variant is presented.
The ratio is based on the population on 1 January, which is equal to the number of inhabitants of a given area on 1 January of the year in question (or in some cases on 31 December of the previous year).
Data are collected by Eurostat from the National Statistical Offices. National annual estimates of the population are based either on the most recent census adjusted by the components of population change produced since the last census, or based on population registers.
The old-age dependency ratio is the ratio of the number of elderly persons at an age when they are generally economically inactive divided by the number of persons of working age. In the first variant the ratio is the number of elderly persons aged 65 and over divided by the number of persons aged 15 to 64. In the second variant the ratio is the number of elderly persons aged 60 and over divided by the number of persons aged 20 to 59. In the figure above the first variant is presented.
The ratio is based on the population on 1 January, which is equal tot the number of inhabitants of a given area on 1 January of the year in question (or in some cases on 31 December of the previous year).
Data are collected by Eurostat from the National Statistical Offices. National annual estimates of the population are based either on the most recent census adjusted by the components of population change produced since the last census, or based on population registers.
The young-age dependency ratio is the ratio of the number of young persons at an age when they are generally economically inactive divided by the number of persons of working age. In the first variant the ratio is the number of young people aged under 15 divided by the number of persons aged 15 to 64. In the second variant the ratio is the number of young people aged under 20 divided by the number of persons aged 20 to 59. In the figure above the first variant is presented.
The ratio is based on the population on 1 January, which is equal to the number of inhabitants of a given area on 1 January of the year in question (or in some cases on 31 December of the previous year).
Data are collected by Eurostat from the National Statistical Offices. National annual estimates of the population are based either on the most recent census adjusted by the components of population change produced since the last census, or based on population registers.
Literature and data sources
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