Table 1. Main indicators of population ageing at average level in the EU and in selected countries in 2019–2070 (1).
| Indicator/year | 2019 | 2030 | 2040 | 2050 | 2060 | 2070 |
| Note: Old-age dependency ratio: population aged 65 years and over as a percentage of the population aged 20–64 years. Economic old-age dependency ratio: inactive population aged 65 years and over as a percentage of the employed population aged 20–64 years. Abbreviation: BE=Belgium; DE=Germany; ES=Spain; FR=France; IT=Italy; NL=The Netherlands; EU-27=European Union with 27 Member States. | ||||||
| Older adults (65 years and over) as the percentage of total population | ||||||
| EU-27 | 20.4 | 24.4 | 27.7 | 29.6 | 30.3 | 30.3 |
| BE | 19.0 | 22.8 | 25.2 | 26.4 | 27.4 | 28.0 |
| DE | 21.7 | 25.6 | 27.9 | 28.1 | 28.3 | 28.4 |
| ES | 19.5 | 24.0 | 29.4 | 32.7 | 32.5 | 32.0 |
| FR | 20.3 | 24.1 | 26.8 | 27.8 | 28.3 | 28.7 |
| IT | 23.0 | 27.3 | 32.2 | 33.7 | 33.4 | 33.3 |
| NL | 19.3 | 23.7 | 26.3 | 26.4 | 27.3 | 28.6 |
| Old-age dependency ratio | ||||||
| EU-27 | 34.4 | 43.1 | 51.4 | 56.9 | 59.2 | 59.2 |
| BE | 32.5 | 40.5 | 46.0 | 49.2 | 51.8 | 53.3 |
| DE | 36.1 | 46.4 | 52.2 | 52.8 | 54.3 | 54.6 |
| ES | 32.1 | 40.9 | 54.0 | 64.7 | 64.1 | 62.5 |
| FR | 32.1 | 40.9 | 54.0 | 64.7 | 64.1 | 62.5 |
| IT | 38.9 | 48.0 | 61.4 | 66.5 | 65.5 | 65.6 |
| NL | 32.9 | 42.4 | 49.3 | 49.3 | 51.4 | 55.2 |
| Economic old-age dependency ratio | ||||||
| EU-27 | 44.7 | 53.9 | 63.3 | 69.5 | 71.9 | 71.7 |
| BE | 45.0 | 53.6 | 61.2 | 65.9 | 69.7 | 71.9 |
| DE | 41.9 | 52.4 | 59.8 | 60.7 | 62.1 | 62.7 |
| ES | 46.1 | 53.0 | 66.2 | 77.9 | 77.9 | 75.6 |
| FR | 46.1 | 53.0 | 66.2 | 77.9 | 77.9 | 75.6 |
| IT | 58.5 | 65.8 | 81.0 | 87.0 | 84.2 | 82.2 |
| NL | 37.6 | 48.2 | 56.5 | 56.0 | 57.0 | 60.5 |