North America vs Portugal: Age dependency ratio, old
North America
28.8%
in 2025
Portugal
40.0%
in 2025
North America rank
7th
Portugal rank
3rd
Age dependency ratio, old over time
- North America
- Portugal
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 40.0% against 28.8% in North America, a difference of 11.2%.
That makes Portugal's figure about 1.4 times North America's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was North America ahead.
North America ranks 7th and Portugal ranks 3rd of 47 groups.
Across the 7 decades both report, North America averaged higher in 1 and Portugal in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | North America | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 15.1% | 13.6% | 1.5% | North America |
| 1970s | 15.7% | 16.5% | 0.8% | Portugal |
| 1980s | 17.2% | 18.8% | 1.5% | Portugal |
| 1990s | 18.6% | 22.1% | 3.5% | Portugal |
| 2000s | 18.3% | 25.6% | 7.3% | Portugal |
| 2010s | 21.5% | 31.3% | 9.8% | Portugal |
| 2020s | 26.7% | 37.9% | 11.1% | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, old, North America or Portugal?
- Portugal, at 40.0% against 28.8% in North America as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio, old between North America and Portugal?
- 11.2%, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for North America and Portugal?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do North America and Portugal rank globally for age dependency ratio, old?
- North America ranks 7th 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.