Portugal vs Ukraine: Age dependency ratio, young
Portugal
20.4%
in 2025
Ukraine
20.3%
in 2025
Portugal rank
201st
Ukraine rank
203rd
Age dependency ratio, young over time
- Portugal
- Ukraine
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 20.4% against 20.3% in Ukraine, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Portugal ahead.
Portugal ranks 201st and Ukraine ranks 203rd of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Portugal averaged higher in 5 and Ukraine in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Portugal | Ukraine | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 46.7% | 40.2% | 6.6% | Portugal |
| 1970s | 44.4% | 34.7% | 9.7% | Portugal |
| 1980s | 37.0% | 32.3% | 4.7% | Portugal |
| 1990s | 27.1% | 30.8% | 3.7% | Ukraine |
| 2000s | 23.8% | 22.0% | 1.8% | Portugal |
| 2010s | 22.1% | 21.3% | 0.8% | Portugal |
| 2020s | 20.6% | 21.6% | 1.0% | Ukraine |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, young, Portugal or Ukraine?
- Portugal, at 20.4% against 20.3% in Ukraine as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio, young between Portugal and Ukraine?
- 0.1%, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Ukraine?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Portugal and Ukraine rank globally for age dependency ratio, young?
- Portugal ranks 201st and Ukraine ranks 203rd 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.