European Union vs Portugal: Population ages 65 and above, female, per capita

European Union
0.127 units per person
in 2025
Portugal
0.1426 units per person
in 2025
European Union rank
2nd
Portugal rank
5th

Population ages 65 and above, female, per capita over time

  • European Union
  • Portugal
0.040.060.080.10.120.14196019922025

How they compare

Portugal currently reports 0.1426 units per person against 0.127 units per person in European Union, a difference of 0.0156 units per person.

That makes Portugal's figure about 1.1 times European Union's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was European Union ahead.

European Union ranks 2nd and Portugal ranks 5th of 4 groups.

Across the 7 decades both report, European Union averaged higher in 4 and Portugal in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade European Union Portugal Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0618 units per person 0.0512 units per person 0.0105 units per person European Union
1970s 0.0735 units per person 0.0616 units per person 0.012 units per person European Union
1980s 0.0789 units per person 0.0713 units per person 0.0076 units per person European Union
1990s 0.0883 units per person 0.0866 units per person 0.0017 units per person European Union
2000s 0.0987 units per person 0.1002 units per person 0.0016 units per person Portugal
2010s 0.1096 units per person 0.1187 units per person 0.0091 units per person Portugal
2020s 0.1221 units per person 0.1369 units per person 0.0148 units per person Portugal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population ages 65 and above, female, per capita, European Union or Portugal?
Portugal, at 0.1426 units per person against 0.127 units per person in European Union as of 2025.
What is the difference in population ages 65 and above, female, per capita between European Union and Portugal?
0.0156 units per person, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for European Union and Portugal?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do European Union and Portugal rank globally for population ages 65 and above, female, per capita?
European Union ranks 2nd and Portugal ranks 5th of 4 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Population ages 65 and above, female, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Population ages 65 and above, female, per capita
Unit
units per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
265 places, 17,460 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Population ages 65 and above, female divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.