Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Portugal: Age dependency ratio, young
Bosnia and Herzegovina
20.0%
in 2025
Portugal
20.4%
in 2025
Bosnia and Herzegovina rank
204th
Portugal rank
201st
Age dependency ratio, young over time
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Portugal
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 20.4% against 20.0% in Bosnia and Herzegovina, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Bosnia and Herzegovina ahead.
Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 204th and Portugal ranks 201st of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Bosnia and Herzegovina averaged higher in 5 and Portugal in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bosnia and Herzegovina | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 64.8% | 46.7% | 18.1% | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| 1970s | 50.9% | 44.4% | 6.6% | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| 1980s | 38.7% | 37.0% | 1.7% | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| 1990s | 35.2% | 27.1% | 8.1% | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| 2000s | 24.9% | 23.8% | 1.1% | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| 2010s | 21.2% | 22.1% | 0.8% | Portugal |
| 2020s | 20.3% | 20.6% | 0.3% | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, young, Bosnia and Herzegovina or Portugal?
- Portugal, at 20.4% against 20.0% in Bosnia and Herzegovina as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio, young between Bosnia and Herzegovina and Portugal?
- 0.4%, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bosnia and Herzegovina and Portugal?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Bosnia and Herzegovina and Portugal rank globally for age dependency ratio, young?
- Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 204th and Portugal ranks 201st of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Age dependency ratio, young (% 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, young, is the ratio of younger dependents--people younger than 15--to the working-age population--those ages 15-64. Data are shown as the proportion of dependents per 100 working-age population.