Germany vs Portugal: Age dependency ratio
Germany
60.2%
in 2025
Portugal
60.4%
in 2025
Germany rank
72nd
Portugal rank
69th
Age dependency ratio over time
- Germany
- Portugal
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 60.4% against 60.2% in Germany, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Portugal ahead.
Germany ranks 72nd and Portugal ranks 69th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Germany averaged higher in 1 and Portugal in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 53.9% | 60.3% | 6.5% | Portugal |
| 1970s | 56.7% | 60.9% | 4.2% | Portugal |
| 1980s | 46.0% | 55.7% | 9.8% | Portugal |
| 1990s | 46.0% | 49.2% | 3.2% | Portugal |
| 2000s | 49.8% | 49.4% | 0.4% | Germany |
| 2010s | 52.5% | 53.3% | 0.8% | Portugal |
| 2020s | 57.7% | 58.5% | 0.8% | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, Germany or Portugal?
- Portugal, at 60.4% against 60.2% in Germany as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio between Germany and Portugal?
- 0.2%, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Portugal?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Germany and Portugal rank globally for age dependency ratio?
- Germany ranks 72nd 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.