Monaco vs Portugal: Age dependency ratio, old
Monaco
71.7%
in 2025
Portugal
40.0%
in 2025
Monaco rank
1st
Portugal rank
3rd
Age dependency ratio, old over time
- Monaco
- Portugal
How they compare
Monaco currently reports 71.7% against 40.0% in Portugal, a difference of 31.7%.
That makes Monaco's figure about 1.8 times Portugal's.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Monaco has been ahead every year.
Monaco ranks 1st and Portugal ranks 3rd of 218 countries.
Monaco has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Monaco | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 31.6% | 13.6% | 18.0% | Monaco |
| 1970s | 35.7% | 16.5% | 19.2% | Monaco |
| 1980s | 33.6% | 18.8% | 14.8% | Monaco |
| 1990s | 33.8% | 22.1% | 11.7% | Monaco |
| 2000s | 36.6% | 25.6% | 11.0% | Monaco |
| 2010s | 60.3% | 31.3% | 29.1% | Monaco |
| 2020s | 72.7% | 37.9% | 34.8% | Monaco |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, old, Monaco or Portugal?
- Monaco, at 71.7% against 40.0% in Portugal as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio, old between Monaco and Portugal?
- 31.7%, with Monaco ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Monaco and Portugal?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Monaco and Portugal rank globally for age dependency ratio, old?
- Monaco ranks 1st 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.