Belgium vs Puerto Rico: Age dependency ratio
Belgium
57.9%
in 2025
Puerto Rico
57.5%
in 2025
Belgium rank
89th
Puerto Rico rank
91st
Age dependency ratio over time
- Belgium
- Puerto Rico
How they compare
Belgium currently reports 57.9% against 57.5% in Puerto Rico, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Puerto Rico ahead.
Belgium ranks 89th and Puerto Rico ranks 91st of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 1 and Puerto Rico in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Puerto Rico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 57.4% | 83.5% | 26.1% | Puerto Rico |
| 1970s | 56.8% | 72.2% | 15.4% | Puerto Rico |
| 1980s | 49.6% | 61.9% | 12.3% | Puerto Rico |
| 1990s | 51.0% | 55.9% | 4.9% | Puerto Rico |
| 2000s | 52.1% | 54.9% | 2.8% | Puerto Rico |
| 2010s | 53.9% | 54.1% | 0.2% | Puerto Rico |
| 2020s | 57.1% | 56.7% | 0.4% | Belgium |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, Belgium or Puerto Rico?
- Belgium, at 57.9% against 57.5% in Puerto Rico as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio between Belgium and Puerto Rico?
- 0.4%, with Belgium ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Puerto Rico?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Belgium and Puerto Rico rank globally for age dependency ratio?
- Belgium ranks 89th and Puerto Rico ranks 91st of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Age dependency ratio (% 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 is the ratio of dependents--people younger than 15 or 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.