Italy vs Portugal: Age dependency ratio, old
Italy
39.7%
in 2025
Portugal
40.0%
in 2025
Italy rank
5th
Portugal rank
3rd
Age dependency ratio, old over time
- Italy
- Portugal
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 40.0% against 39.7% in Italy, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Italy ahead.
Italy ranks 5th and Portugal ranks 3rd of 218 countries.
Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 15.5% | 13.6% | 1.9% | Italy |
| 1970s | 18.9% | 16.5% | 2.4% | Italy |
| 1980s | 20.2% | 18.8% | 1.4% | Italy |
| 1990s | 24.2% | 22.1% | 2.1% | Italy |
| 2000s | 29.2% | 25.6% | 3.6% | Italy |
| 2010s | 33.8% | 31.3% | 2.5% | Italy |
| 2020s | 38.0% | 37.9% | 0.1% | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, old, Italy or Portugal?
- Portugal, at 40.0% against 39.7% in Italy as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio, old between Italy and Portugal?
- 0.3%, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Portugal?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Italy and Portugal rank globally for age dependency ratio, old?
- Italy ranks 5th and Portugal ranks 3rd 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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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.