Hong Kong, China vs Puerto Rico: Age dependency ratio, young
Hong Kong, China
15.6%
in 2025
Puerto Rico
17.7%
in 2025
Hong Kong, China rank
217th
Puerto Rico rank
214th
Age dependency ratio, young over time
- Hong Kong, China
- Puerto Rico
How they compare
Puerto Rico currently reports 17.7% against 15.6% in Hong Kong, China, a difference of 2.1%.
That makes Puerto Rico's figure about 1.1 times Hong Kong, China's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Puerto Rico ahead.
Hong Kong, China ranks 217th and Puerto Rico ranks 214th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Hong Kong, China averaged higher in 1 and Puerto Rico in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Hong Kong, China | Puerto Rico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 81.1% | 72.9% | 8.2% | Hong Kong, China |
| 1970s | 50.7% | 59.5% | 8.7% | Puerto Rico |
| 1980s | 34.0% | 48.3% | 14.2% | Puerto Rico |
| 1990s | 27.2% | 39.8% | 12.5% | Puerto Rico |
| 2000s | 20.3% | 34.0% | 13.7% | Puerto Rico |
| 2010s | 16.0% | 25.9% | 9.9% | Puerto Rico |
| 2020s | 15.9% | 19.2% | 3.3% | Puerto Rico |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, young, Hong Kong, China or Puerto Rico?
- Puerto Rico, at 17.7% against 15.6% in Hong Kong, China as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio, young between Hong Kong, China and Puerto Rico?
- 2.1%, with Puerto Rico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong, China and Puerto Rico?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Hong Kong, China and Puerto Rico rank globally for age dependency ratio, young?
- Hong Kong, China ranks 217th and Puerto Rico ranks 214th 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.