North America vs Portugal: Population ages 65 and above, female, per capita
North America
0.1004 units per person
in 2025
Portugal
0.1426 units per person
in 2025
North America rank
6th
Portugal rank
5th
Population ages 65 and above, female, per capita over time
- North America
- Portugal
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 0.1426 units per person against 0.1004 units per person in North America, a difference of 0.0422 units per person.
That makes Portugal's figure about 1.4 times North America's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was North America ahead.
North America ranks 6th and Portugal ranks 5th of 44 groups.
Portugal has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | North America | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0511 units per person | 0.0512 units per person | 0.0002 units per person | Portugal |
| 1970s | 0.0592 units per person | 0.0616 units per person | 0.0024 units per person | Portugal |
| 1980s | 0.0687 units per person | 0.0713 units per person | 0.0026 units per person | Portugal |
| 1990s | 0.0727 units per person | 0.0866 units per person | 0.0139 units per person | Portugal |
| 2000s | 0.0708 units per person | 0.1002 units per person | 0.0294 units per person | Portugal |
| 2010s | 0.0793 units per person | 0.1187 units per person | 0.0394 units per person | Portugal |
| 2020s | 0.0944 units per person | 0.1369 units per person | 0.0425 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, North America or Portugal?
- Portugal, at 0.1426 units per person against 0.1004 units per person in North America as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population ages 65 and above, female, per capita between North America and Portugal?
- 0.0422 units per person, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for North America and Portugal?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do North America and Portugal rank globally for population ages 65 and above, female, per capita?
- North America ranks 6th and Portugal ranks 5th of 44 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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About this data
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.