Italy vs Puerto Rico: Age dependency ratio, young
Italy
18.4%
in 2025
Puerto Rico
17.7%
in 2025
Italy rank
211th
Puerto Rico rank
214th
Age dependency ratio, young over time
- Italy
- Puerto Rico
How they compare
Italy currently reports 18.4% against 17.7% in Puerto Rico, a difference of 0.7%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Puerto Rico ahead.
Italy ranks 211th and Puerto Rico ranks 214th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 1 and Puerto Rico in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Puerto Rico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 37.8% | 72.9% | 35.1% | Puerto Rico |
| 1970s | 37.8% | 59.5% | 21.7% | Puerto Rico |
| 1980s | 29.4% | 48.3% | 18.9% | Puerto Rico |
| 1990s | 21.8% | 39.8% | 18.0% | Puerto Rico |
| 2000s | 21.3% | 34.0% | 12.7% | Puerto Rico |
| 2010s | 21.2% | 25.9% | 4.7% | Puerto Rico |
| 2020s | 19.3% | 19.2% | 0.1% | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, young, Italy or Puerto Rico?
- Italy, at 18.4% against 17.7% in Puerto Rico as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio, young between Italy and Puerto Rico?
- 0.7%, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Puerto Rico?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Italy and Puerto Rico rank globally for age dependency ratio, young?
- Italy ranks 211th 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.