As of January 2024, the population aged over 65 years in Spain amounted to 9.93 million people, thus continuing the upward trend witnessed in previous years. Between 2002 and 2024, the elderly population increased by almost three million. According to recent data, people aged over 65 years represent nearly a fifth of the Spanish population. Ageism, a growing concern As it is happening in most advanced economies, the Spanish population is getting older. The Mediterranean country featured a median age of 43.5 years in 2020, and it is forecast to reach 51.8 years in 2050. Life expectancy and the fertility rate are experiencing opposite trends, and while the former keeps improving, the latter continue to decrease. As a result, the Spanish population pyramid is turning into the contracting type, which has worrying social and economic consequences. Poverty among seniors The average amount of a retirement pension in the country is just over 1,374 euros a month, though this figure depends on the scheme and place of residence. There were almost one million persons receiving a monthly retirement pension which amounted to 600 euros or less in 2023. This scarce allowance can be insufficient to provide a good quality of life. Most recent data shows that over 18 percent of those aged 65 or older were at risk of poverty, an extremely high rate even though this was one of the age groups that featured the lowest risk of poverty. On average, 39 percent of the spending among this age group is channeled towards housing, water, electricity and fuels, which leaves little room for spending on other items (food, dress, services, etc.) for those millions of people whose retirement pension is not even close to the national minimum wage. For more data on this topic, check Statista's report on Seniors in Spain.

In 2023, Asturias, Castilla and León, and Galicia were the Autonomous Communities that reported more than a quarter of their population aged 65 or over. The regions with the lowest reported percentage of elderly people were the Autonomous Communities of Ceuta and Melilla, with 12.8 and 11.7 percent, respectively.

Spain - Median relative income of elderly people (60+): Males was 1.11% in December of 2024, according to the EUROSTAT. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for Spain - Median relative income of elderly people (60+): Males - last updated from the EUROSTAT on March of 2025. Historically, Spain - Median relative income of elderly people (60+): Males reached a record high of 1.12% in December of 2014 and a record low of 0.96% in December of 2010.

In 2023, the purchase of food and non-alcoholic beverages amounted to approximately 2,836 euros on goods and services of people over 64 years of age in Spain. The cost of housing and housing costs represented amounted to approximately 6,033 euros of total expenditure for people in this age group.

Graph and download economic data for Age Dependency Ratio: Older Dependents to Working-Age Population for Spain (SPPOPDPNDOLESP) from 1960 to 2023 about 64 years +, working-age, Spain, ratio, and population.

Spain - Relative median poverty risk gap of elderly people: 65 years or over was 20.70% in December of 2024, according to the EUROSTAT. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for Spain - Relative median poverty risk gap of elderly people: 65 years or over - last updated from the EUROSTAT on March of 2025. Historically, Spain - Relative median poverty risk gap of elderly people: 65 years or over reached a record high of 21.30% in December of 2022 and a record low of 13.90% in December of 2016.

Spain - Employment rate of older workers, age group 55-64 was 61.10% in December of 2024, according to the EUROSTAT. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for Spain - Employment rate of older workers, age group 55-64 - last updated from the EUROSTAT on March of 2025. Historically, Spain - Employment rate of older workers, age group 55-64 reached a record high of 61.10% in December of 2024 and a record low of 43.20% in December of 2013.

Spain Disabled and Elderly Assistive Device Market was valued USD 1.04 Bn in 2023, and it is projected to reach USD 2.12 Bn by 2030, at a CAGR of 9.7%.

Spain - At Risk of Poverty or social exclusion rate for elderly (65+) was 20.50% in December of 2020, according to the EUROSTAT. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for Spain - At Risk of Poverty or social exclusion rate for elderly (65+) - last updated from the EUROSTAT on March of 2025. Historically, Spain - At Risk of Poverty or social exclusion rate for elderly (65+) reached a record high of 24.90% in December of 2009 and a record low of 12.90% in December of 2014.

The dependency rate of the Spanish population over the age of 64 is projected to increase at a steady rate until 2054. In that year, the figure is expected to exceed 53.41 percent, representing an increase of over 20 percent compared to 2024.

Spain - At Risk of Poverty rate of older people: Less than 75 years was 19.60% in December of 2024, according to the EUROSTAT. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for Spain - At Risk of Poverty rate of older people: Less than 75 years - last updated from the EUROSTAT on March of 2025. Historically, Spain - At Risk of Poverty rate of older people: Less than 75 years reached a record high of 23.20% in December of 2014 and a record low of 19.60% in December of 2024.

This data collection is part of a continuing series of semi-monthly surveys of individuals in Spain. Each survey consists of three sections. The first section collects information on respondents' attitudes regarding personal and national issues. This section includes questions on level of life satisfaction and frequency of relationships, as well as a rating of the importance of national issues. The second section varies according to the monthly topic, with this survey's topic focusing on old age. Among the issues investigated are terms that better define the elderly, adults, and the young, living arrangements of the elderly, level of activity and health conditions of the elderly, work activity, leisure activities, social services used, evaluation of social services, and knowledge of public institutions serving the aged. The third section collects demographic data such as sex, age, religion, income, and place of residence.

This statistic shows the types of products and services for the health consumed by the elderly in Spain 2014, by age. While physiotherapy services are more frequent between people between 65 and 69 years old, the consumption of orthopedic appliances was higher for people between 75 and 80 years old.

Spain - Median relative income of elderly people was 1.05% in December of 2024, according to the EUROSTAT. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for Spain - Median relative income of elderly people - last updated from the EUROSTAT on March of 2025. Historically, Spain - Median relative income of elderly people reached a record high of 1.05% in December of 2024 and a record low of 0.88% in December of 2010.

ES: Population: Female: Aged 0-14 data was reported at 3,320,166.000 Person in 2017. This records a decrease from the previous number of 3,333,745.000 Person for 2016. ES: Population: Female: Aged 0-14 data is updated yearly, averaging 3,972,655.000 Person from Dec 1960 (Median) to 2017, with 58 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 4,793,493.000 Person in 1977 and a record low of 2,881,784.000 Person in 2001. ES: Population: Female: Aged 0-14 data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Spain – Table ES.World Bank: Population and Urbanization Statistics. Female population between the ages 0 to 14. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.; ; World Bank staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects: 2017 Revision.; Sum; Relevance to gender indicator: Knowing how many girls, adolescents and women there are in a population helps a country in determining its provision of services.

Women and Men in Spain: Relative income of the elderly by period in the EU. Annual. National.

Spain ES: Population: Total: Aged 65 and Above data was reported at 9,051,923.000 Person in 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of 8,909,612.000 Person for 2016. Spain ES: Population: Total: Aged 65 and Above data is updated yearly, averaging 5,001,275.500 Person from Dec 1960 (Median) to 2017, with 58 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 9,051,923.000 Person in 2017 and a record low of 2,494,868.000 Person in 1960. Spain ES: Population: Total: Aged 65 and Above data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Spain – Table ES.World Bank: Population and Urbanization Statistics. Total population 65 years of age or older. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.; ; World Bank staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects: 2017 Revision.; Sum;

About this dataset

Context

The dataset tabulates the data for the Spanish Fork, UT population pyramid, which represents the Spanish Fork population distribution across age and gender, using estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) 2019-2023 5-Year Estimates. It lists the male and female population for each age group, along with the total population for those age groups. Higher numbers at the bottom of the table suggest population growth, whereas higher numbers at the top indicate declining birth rates. Furthermore, the dataset can be utilized to understand the youth dependency ratio, old-age dependency ratio, total dependency ratio, and potential support ratio.

Key observations

• Youth dependency ratio, which is the number of children aged 0-14 per 100 persons aged 15-64, for Spanish Fork, UT, is 48.6.
• Old-age dependency ratio, which is the number of persons aged 65 or over per 100 persons aged 15-64, for Spanish Fork, UT, is 13.8.
• Total dependency ratio for Spanish Fork, UT is 62.4.
• Potential support ratio, which is the number of youth (working age population) per elderly, for Spanish Fork, UT is 7.2.

Content

When available, the data consists of estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) 2019-2023 5-Year Estimates.

Age groups:

• Under 5 years
• 5 to 9 years
• 10 to 14 years
• 15 to 19 years
• 20 to 24 years
• 25 to 29 years
• 30 to 34 years
• 35 to 39 years
• 40 to 44 years
• 45 to 49 years
• 50 to 54 years
• 55 to 59 years
• 60 to 64 years
• 65 to 69 years
• 70 to 74 years
• 75 to 79 years
• 80 to 84 years
• 85 years and over

Variables / Data Columns

• Age Group: This column displays the age group for the Spanish Fork population analysis. Total expected values are 18 and are define above in the age groups section.
• Population (Male): The male population in the Spanish Fork for the selected age group is shown in the following column.
• Population (Female): The female population in the Spanish Fork for the selected age group is shown in the following column.
• Total Population: The total population of the Spanish Fork for the selected age group is shown in the following column.

Good to know

Margin of Error

Data in the dataset are based on the estimates and are subject to sampling variability and thus a margin of error. Neilsberg Research recommends using caution when presening these estimates in your research.

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Inspiration

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Recommended for further research

This dataset is a part of the main dataset for Spanish Fork Population by Age. You can refer the same here

Spain - Income inequality for older people was 4.89 in December of 2024, according to the EUROSTAT. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for Spain - Income inequality for older people - last updated from the EUROSTAT on March of 2025. Historically, Spain - Income inequality for older people reached a record high of 5.21 in December of 2021 and a record low of 4.29 in December of 2016.

Spain ES: Age Dependency Ratio: % of Working-Age Population: Old data was reported at 29.504 % in 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of 29.017 % for 2016. Spain ES: Age Dependency Ratio: % of Working-Age Population: Old data is updated yearly, averaging 19.517 % from Dec 1960 (Median) to 2017, with 58 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 29.504 % in 2017 and a record low of 12.713 % in 1960. Spain ES: Age Dependency Ratio: % of Working-Age Population: Old data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Spain – Table ES.World Bank.WDI: Population and Urbanization Statistics. Age dependency ratio, old, is the ratio of older dependents--people older than 64--to the working-age population--those ages 15-64. Data are shown as the proportion of dependents per 100 working-age population.; ; World Bank staff estimates based on age distributions of United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects: 2017 Revision.; Weighted average;