European Union vs Puerto Rico: Age dependency ratio, old
European Union
35.4%
in 2025
Puerto Rico
39.8%
in 2025
European Union rank
2nd
Puerto Rico rank
4th
Age dependency ratio, old over time
- European Union
- Puerto Rico
How they compare
Puerto Rico currently reports 39.8% against 35.4% in European Union, a difference of 4.4%.
That makes Puerto Rico'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 Puerto Rico ranks 4th of 47 groups.
Across the 7 decades both report, European Union averaged higher in 6 and Puerto Rico in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | European Union | Puerto Rico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 16.1% | 10.7% | 5.4% | European Union |
| 1970s | 19.1% | 12.7% | 6.4% | European Union |
| 1980s | 19.4% | 13.7% | 5.7% | European Union |
| 1990s | 21.6% | 16.1% | 5.4% | European Union |
| 2000s | 24.7% | 20.9% | 3.8% | European Union |
| 2010s | 28.9% | 28.2% | 0.7% | European Union |
| 2020s | 33.7% | 37.5% | 3.9% | Puerto Rico |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, old, European Union or Puerto Rico?
- Puerto Rico, at 39.8% against 35.4% in European Union as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio, old between European Union and Puerto Rico?
- 4.4%, with Puerto Rico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for European Union and Puerto Rico?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do European Union and Puerto Rico rank globally for age dependency ratio, old?
- European Union ranks 2nd and Puerto Rico ranks 4th 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.