Age

Permanent resident population by age and dependency ratio, in 2023
  in thousand
in %

8 960.8

 

    0-19 years

1 786.7

19.9

    20-39 years

2 328.1

26.0

    40-64 years

3 115.4

34.8

    65-79 years

1 226.8

13.7

    80 years and older

503.7

5.6

6 544.4

73.0

    0-19 years

... ...

    20-39 years

... ...

    40-64 years

... ...

    65-79 years

... ...

    80 years and older

... ...

2 416.4

27.0

    0-19 years

... ...

    20-39 years

... ...

    40-64 years

... ...

    65-79 years

... ...

    80 years and older

... ...
Youth dependency ratio * 32.8
Old-age dependency ratio * 31.8
Youth dependency ratio = Number of persons under the age of 20 per 100 persons aged 20-64

Old-age dependency ratio = Number of persons aged 65 and over per 100 persons aged 20-64

2023: provisional annual figures
…= The figures are not available yet
Source : FSO – STATPOP

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