What the Data Shows
Portugal’s total age-dependency rate is tracked from 2015 through 2025. The rate counts people aged 0–14 and 65 or older per 100 people aged 15–64. It rose from 53.9 in 2015 to a peak of 57.3 in 2020. The rate eased to 55.5 in 2025, which remained 1.6 points above the 2015 level.
Data table
Latest 55.5 2025
Period high 57.3 2020
Change since 2015 +1.6 to 2025
Sources
Source 1: Ageing indicators
Publisher: PORDATA
Dataset/table: PORDATA Statistics
Units: dependents per 100 working-age people
Date checked: 2026-07-17
Evidence: Supports total age-dependency rate in Portugal for every year in 2015–2025.
Data notes & caveats
The numerator and working-age comparison group follow the same age boundaries in every year.
Methodology
The annual rate counts people aged 0–14 and 65 or older per 100 people aged 15–64.
Source consistency notes
Every annual value uses the same national population basis and rate unit.
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