Chagai vs Portugal: Age dependency ratio, old
Chagai
31.1%
in 2025
Portugal
40.0%
in 2025
Chagai rank
1st
Portugal rank
3rd
Age dependency ratio, old over time
- Chagai
- Portugal
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 40.0% against 31.1% in Chagai, a difference of 8.9%.
That makes Portugal's figure about 1.3 times Chagai's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Chagai ahead.
Chagai ranks 1st and Portugal ranks 3rd of 1 regions.
Across the 7 decades both report, Chagai averaged higher in 3 and Portugal in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chagai | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 20.6% | 13.6% | 7.0% | Chagai |
| 1970s | 22.0% | 16.5% | 5.5% | Chagai |
| 1980s | 21.6% | 18.8% | 2.9% | Chagai |
| 1990s | 21.0% | 22.1% | 1.0% | Portugal |
| 2000s | 21.8% | 25.6% | 3.9% | Portugal |
| 2010s | 25.4% | 31.3% | 5.9% | Portugal |
| 2020s | 29.7% | 37.9% | 8.2% | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, old, Chagai or Portugal?
- Portugal, at 40.0% against 31.1% in Chagai as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio, old between Chagai and Portugal?
- 8.9%, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chagai and Portugal?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Chagai and Portugal rank globally for age dependency ratio, old?
- Chagai ranks 1st and Portugal ranks 3rd of 1 regions.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Age dependency ratio, old (% of working-age population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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.