Puerto Rico vs Singapore: Age dependency ratio, young
Puerto Rico
17.7%
in 2025
Singapore
15.8%
in 2025
Puerto Rico rank
214th
Singapore rank
216th
Age dependency ratio, young over time
- Puerto Rico
- Singapore
How they compare
Puerto Rico currently reports 17.7% against 15.8% in Singapore, a difference of 1.9%.
That makes Puerto Rico's figure about 1.1 times Singapore's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Singapore ahead.
Puerto Rico ranks 214th and Singapore ranks 216th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Puerto Rico averaged higher in 6 and Singapore in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Puerto Rico | Singapore | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 72.9% | 79.5% | 6.7% | Singapore |
| 1970s | 59.5% | 53.0% | 6.4% | Puerto Rico |
| 1980s | 48.3% | 32.9% | 15.3% | Puerto Rico |
| 1990s | 39.8% | 27.6% | 12.2% | Puerto Rico |
| 2000s | 34.0% | 22.5% | 11.5% | Puerto Rico |
| 2010s | 25.9% | 16.6% | 9.3% | Puerto Rico |
| 2020s | 19.2% | 15.9% | 3.3% | Puerto Rico |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, young, Puerto Rico or Singapore?
- Puerto Rico, at 17.7% against 15.8% in Singapore as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio, young between Puerto Rico and Singapore?
- 1.9%, with Puerto Rico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Puerto Rico and Singapore?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Puerto Rico and Singapore rank globally for age dependency ratio, young?
- Puerto Rico ranks 214th and Singapore ranks 216th 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.