Euro area vs Portugal: Age dependency ratio, old
Euro area
36.2%
in 2025
Portugal
40.0%
in 2025
Euro area rank
1st
Portugal rank
3rd
Age dependency ratio, old over time
- Euro area
- Portugal
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 40.0% against 36.2% in Euro area, a difference of 3.8%.
That makes Portugal's figure about 1.1 times Euro area's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Euro area ahead.
Euro area ranks 1st and Portugal ranks 3rd of 47 groups.
Across the 7 decades both report, Euro area averaged higher in 5 and Portugal in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Euro area | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 16.8% | 13.6% | 3.2% | Euro area |
| 1970s | 19.8% | 16.5% | 3.3% | Euro area |
| 1980s | 20.0% | 18.8% | 1.2% | Euro area |
| 1990s | 22.3% | 22.1% | 0.2% | Euro area |
| 2000s | 25.8% | 25.6% | 0.2% | Euro area |
| 2010s | 30.0% | 31.3% | 1.2% | Portugal |
| 2020s | 34.4% | 37.9% | 3.5% | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, old, Euro area or Portugal?
- Portugal, at 40.0% against 36.2% in Euro area as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio, old between Euro area and Portugal?
- 3.8%, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Euro area and Portugal?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Euro area and Portugal rank globally for age dependency ratio, old?
- Euro area ranks 1st and Portugal ranks 3rd of 47 groups.
- 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.