OECD members vs Puerto Rico: Age dependency ratio, old
OECD members
29.5%
in 2025
Puerto Rico
39.8%
in 2025
OECD members rank
6th
Puerto Rico rank
4th
Age dependency ratio, old over time
- OECD members
- Puerto Rico
How they compare
Puerto Rico currently reports 39.8% against 29.5% in OECD members, a difference of 10.3%.
That makes Puerto Rico's figure about 1.4 times OECD members's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was OECD members ahead.
OECD members ranks 6th and Puerto Rico ranks 4th of 47 groups.
Across the 7 decades both report, OECD members averaged higher in 4 and Puerto Rico in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | OECD members | Puerto Rico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 14.1% | 10.7% | 3.4% | OECD members |
| 1970s | 15.6% | 12.7% | 2.9% | OECD members |
| 1980s | 16.4% | 13.7% | 2.7% | OECD members |
| 1990s | 18.1% | 16.1% | 2.0% | OECD members |
| 2000s | 20.1% | 20.9% | 0.8% | Puerto Rico |
| 2010s | 23.7% | 28.2% | 4.4% | Puerto Rico |
| 2020s | 27.9% | 37.5% | 9.6% | Puerto Rico |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, old, OECD members or Puerto Rico?
- Puerto Rico, at 39.8% against 29.5% in OECD members as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio, old between OECD members and Puerto Rico?
- 10.3%, with Puerto Rico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for OECD members and Puerto Rico?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do OECD members and Puerto Rico rank globally for age dependency ratio, old?
- OECD members ranks 6th 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.