Mauritius vs Portugal: Age dependency ratio, young
Mauritius
20.4%
in 2025
Portugal
20.4%
in 2025
Mauritius rank
202nd
Portugal rank
201st
Age dependency ratio, young over time
- Mauritius
- Portugal
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 20.4% against 20.4% in Mauritius, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Mauritius ahead.
Mauritius ranks 202nd and Portugal ranks 201st of 218 countries.
Mauritius has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritius | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 84.3% | 46.7% | 37.5% | Mauritius |
| 1970s | 65.2% | 44.4% | 20.9% | Mauritius |
| 1980s | 49.9% | 37.0% | 12.9% | Mauritius |
| 1990s | 41.8% | 27.1% | 14.7% | Mauritius |
| 2000s | 34.4% | 23.8% | 10.6% | Mauritius |
| 2010s | 26.4% | 22.1% | 4.3% | Mauritius |
| 2020s | 21.4% | 20.6% | 0.8% | Mauritius |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, young, Mauritius or Portugal?
- Portugal, at 20.4% against 20.4% in Mauritius as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio, young between Mauritius and Portugal?
- 0.0%, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritius and Portugal?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Mauritius and Portugal rank globally for age dependency ratio, young?
- Mauritius ranks 202nd 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.