Portugal vs Thailand: Age dependency ratio, young
Portugal
20.4%
in 2025
Thailand
20.7%
in 2025
Portugal rank
201st
Thailand rank
199th
Age dependency ratio, young over time
- Portugal
- Thailand
How they compare
Thailand currently reports 20.7% against 20.4% in Portugal, a difference of 0.3%.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Thailand has been ahead every year.
Portugal ranks 201st and Thailand ranks 199th of 218 countries.
Thailand has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Portugal | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 46.7% | 86.4% | 39.6% | Thailand |
| 1970s | 44.4% | 78.2% | 33.9% | Thailand |
| 1980s | 37.0% | 56.3% | 19.3% | Thailand |
| 1990s | 27.1% | 40.2% | 13.1% | Thailand |
| 2000s | 23.8% | 31.9% | 8.1% | Thailand |
| 2010s | 22.1% | 25.6% | 3.5% | Thailand |
| 2020s | 20.6% | 21.7% | 1.2% | Thailand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, young, Portugal or Thailand?
- Thailand, at 20.7% against 20.4% in Portugal as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio, young between Portugal and Thailand?
- 0.3%, with Thailand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Thailand?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Portugal and Thailand rank globally for age dependency ratio, young?
- Portugal ranks 201st and Thailand ranks 199th 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.