The “number of persons aged 65 and over per 100 economically active persons aged 20 to 64” indicator enables an estimate to be made of the level and trend of the burden represented by the older population in relation to the working population.
In 2022, the number of persons aged 65 or more per 100 economically active persons aged 20 to 64 was 37.0. Over the past 10 years, demographic ageing has led to a rapid increase in this ratio (+12%) despite growing labour force participation: in 2012 there were only 33.0 persons aged 65 or older per 100 economically active persons aged 20 to 64. Compared with 1991 (ratio of 28.2 in that year), the change is +30%.
If the number of economically active persons aged 20 to 64 is converted into full-time equivalents, the ratio was 42.8 in 2022.
