Which has higher age dependency ratio, old, Finland or Puerto Rico?

Puerto Rico, at 39.8% against 39.4% in Finland as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Puerto Rico?

66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.

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.

Finland vs Puerto Rico: Age dependency ratio, old

Finland

39.4%

in 2025

Puerto Rico

39.8%

in 2025

Finland rank

6th

Puerto Rico rank

4th

Age dependency ratio, old over time

Finland
Puerto Rico

How they compare

Puerto Rico currently reports 39.8% against 39.4% in Finland, a difference of 0.4%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Finland ahead.

Finland ranks 6th and Puerto Rico ranks 4th of 218 countries.

Finland has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Finland	Puerto Rico	Difference	Ahead
1960s	12.4%	10.7%	1.7%	Finland
1970s	15.6%	12.7%	2.8%	Finland
1980s	18.5%	13.7%	4.8%	Finland
1990s	21.1%	16.1%	5.0%	Finland
2000s	23.8%	20.9%	2.9%	Finland
2010s	31.1%	28.2%	2.9%	Finland
2020s	38.0%	37.5%	0.4%	Finland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher age dependency ratio, old, Finland or Puerto Rico?: Puerto Rico, at 39.8% against 39.4% in Finland as of 2025.
What is the difference in age dependency ratio, old between Finland and Puerto Rico?: 0.4%, with Puerto Rico ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Puerto Rico?: 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Finland and Puerto Rico rank globally for age dependency ratio, old?: Finland ranks 6th and Puerto Rico ranks 4th of 218 countries.
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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Indicator: Age dependency ratio, old (% of working-age population)
Unit: % of working-age population
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 266 places, 17,526 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

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.