Georgia vs Puerto Rico: Age dependency ratio
Georgia
57.4%
in 2025
Puerto Rico
57.5%
in 2025
Georgia rank
92nd
Puerto Rico rank
91st
Age dependency ratio over time
- Georgia
- Puerto Rico
How they compare
Puerto Rico currently reports 57.5% against 57.4% in Georgia, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Puerto Rico ahead.
Georgia ranks 92nd and Puerto Rico ranks 91st of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Georgia averaged higher in 1 and Puerto Rico in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Georgia | Puerto Rico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 59.3% | 83.5% | 24.3% | Puerto Rico |
| 1970s | 57.3% | 72.2% | 14.9% | Puerto Rico |
| 1980s | 51.7% | 61.9% | 10.3% | Puerto Rico |
| 1990s | 54.5% | 55.9% | 1.4% | Puerto Rico |
| 2000s | 51.0% | 54.9% | 3.9% | Puerto Rico |
| 2010s | 50.5% | 54.1% | 3.5% | Puerto Rico |
| 2020s | 56.9% | 56.7% | 0.2% | Georgia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, Georgia or Puerto Rico?
- Puerto Rico, at 57.5% against 57.4% in Georgia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio between Georgia and Puerto Rico?
- 0.1%, with Puerto Rico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Georgia and Puerto Rico?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Georgia and Puerto Rico rank globally for age dependency ratio?
- Georgia ranks 92nd 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.