Puerto Rico vs Qatar: Age dependency ratio, young
Puerto Rico
17.7%
in 2025
Qatar
18.0%
in 2025
Puerto Rico rank
214th
Qatar rank
213th
Age dependency ratio, young over time
- Puerto Rico
- Qatar
How they compare
Qatar currently reports 18.0% against 17.7% in Puerto Rico, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Qatar ahead.
Puerto Rico ranks 214th and Qatar ranks 213th of 218 countries.
Puerto Rico has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Puerto Rico | Qatar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 72.9% | 64.2% | 8.7% | Puerto Rico |
| 1970s | 59.5% | 55.6% | 3.8% | Puerto Rico |
| 1980s | 48.3% | 39.4% | 8.9% | Puerto Rico |
| 1990s | 39.8% | 35.6% | 4.1% | Puerto Rico |
| 2000s | 34.0% | 25.8% | 8.2% | Puerto Rico |
| 2010s | 25.9% | 16.7% | 9.2% | Puerto Rico |
| 2020s | 19.2% | 18.3% | 0.9% | Puerto Rico |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, young, Puerto Rico or Qatar?
- Qatar, at 18.0% against 17.7% in Puerto Rico as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio, young between Puerto Rico and Qatar?
- 0.3%, with Qatar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Puerto Rico and Qatar?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Puerto Rico and Qatar rank globally for age dependency ratio, young?
- Puerto Rico ranks 214th and Qatar ranks 213th 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.