European Union vs Portugal: Age dependency ratio, old
European Union
35.4%
in 2025
Portugal
40.0%
in 2025
European Union rank
2nd
Portugal rank
3rd
Age dependency ratio, old over time
- European Union
- Portugal
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 40.0% against 35.4% in European Union, a difference of 4.6%.
That makes Portugal's figure about 1.1 times European Union's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was European Union ahead.
European Union ranks 2nd and Portugal ranks 3rd of 47 groups.
Across the 7 decades both report, European Union averaged higher in 3 and Portugal in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | European Union | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 16.1% | 13.6% | 2.5% | European Union |
| 1970s | 19.1% | 16.5% | 2.6% | European Union |
| 1980s | 19.4% | 18.8% | 0.7% | European Union |
| 1990s | 21.6% | 22.1% | 0.5% | Portugal |
| 2000s | 24.7% | 25.6% | 0.9% | Portugal |
| 2010s | 28.9% | 31.3% | 2.3% | Portugal |
| 2020s | 33.7% | 37.9% | 4.2% | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, old, European Union or Portugal?
- Portugal, at 40.0% against 35.4% in European Union as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio, old between European Union and Portugal?
- 4.6%, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for European Union and Portugal?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do European Union and Portugal rank globally for age dependency ratio, old?
- European Union ranks 2nd 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.