Portugal vs Puerto Rico: Age dependency ratio, old
Portugal
40.0%
in 2025
Puerto Rico
39.8%
in 2025
Portugal rank
3rd
Puerto Rico rank
4th
Age dependency ratio, old over time
- Portugal
- Puerto Rico
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 40.0% against 39.8% in Puerto Rico, a difference of 0.2%.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Portugal has been ahead every year.
Portugal ranks 3rd and Puerto Rico ranks 4th of 218 countries.
Portugal has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Portugal | Puerto Rico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 13.6% | 10.7% | 2.9% | Portugal |
| 1970s | 16.5% | 12.7% | 3.8% | Portugal |
| 1980s | 18.8% | 13.7% | 5.1% | Portugal |
| 1990s | 22.1% | 16.1% | 5.9% | Portugal |
| 2000s | 25.6% | 20.9% | 4.7% | Portugal |
| 2010s | 31.3% | 28.2% | 3.1% | Portugal |
| 2020s | 37.9% | 37.5% | 0.3% | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, old, Portugal or Puerto Rico?
- Portugal, at 40.0% against 39.8% in Puerto Rico as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio, old between Portugal and Puerto Rico?
- 0.2%, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Puerto Rico?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Portugal and Puerto Rico rank globally for age dependency ratio, old?
- Portugal ranks 3rd 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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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.