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DEPENDENCY RATIO The dependency ratio (the number of people aged over 65/ the population aged 15-64) in the European Union was at 28.8% in 2015 and it is forecasted to increase to 39.1% in 2030 and 50% in 2050. European countries with the highest ratios are Italy and Germany with respectively 33.7% and 32% in 2015. The most important increase among European countries is expected to happen in Spain from 27.9% of dependency in 2015 to 62.1% in 2050. DEPENDENCY RATIO 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 Netherlands Austria United Kingdom Belgium Spain EU (28 countries) France Germany Italy Source: Eurostat POPULATION OVER 80 Between 2015 and 2030, the 80+ years old will grow by 40% in the European Union, increasing from 26.7 million inhabitants in 2015 to more than 37.6 million in 2030. In absolute figures, Germany ( +1,798,000 inhabitants), the UK ( +1,591,000 inhabitants), France ( +1,444,000 inhabitants) and Italy ( +1,365,000 inhabitants) will present the biggest upward movement. In 2080, the number of people above 80 years will be multiplied by 2.5 in Europe. The Nordics will witness the strongest increase, close to 4x higher than in 2015. 2015 2020 2030 2040 2050 Source: Eurostat 100 120 140 160 180 200 220 240 UE-28 Southern Europe Nordics Western Europe CEE GROWTH OF THE 80+ (BASE = 100 IN 2015) 15 | CUSHMAN & WAKEFIELD