Faroe Islands vs Portugal: Age dependency ratio
Faroe Islands
60.4%
in 2025
Portugal
60.4%
in 2025
Faroe Islands rank
70th
Portugal rank
69th
Age dependency ratio over time
- Faroe Islands
- Portugal
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 60.4% against 60.4% in Faroe Islands, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Faroe Islands ahead.
Faroe Islands ranks 70th and Portugal ranks 69th of 218 countries.
Faroe Islands has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Faroe Islands | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 67.5% | 60.3% | 7.2% | Faroe Islands |
| 1970s | 65.3% | 60.9% | 4.4% | Faroe Islands |
| 1980s | 58.6% | 55.7% | 2.8% | Faroe Islands |
| 1990s | 59.2% | 49.2% | 10.0% | Faroe Islands |
| 2000s | 57.6% | 49.4% | 8.3% | Faroe Islands |
| 2010s | 60.3% | 53.3% | 7.0% | Faroe Islands |
| 2020s | 61.5% | 58.5% | 3.0% | Faroe Islands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, Faroe Islands or Portugal?
- Portugal, at 60.4% against 60.4% in Faroe Islands as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio between Faroe Islands and Portugal?
- 0.0%, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Faroe Islands and Portugal?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Faroe Islands and Portugal rank globally for age dependency ratio?
- Faroe Islands ranks 70th and Portugal ranks 69th 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.