Portugal vs World: Population ages 65 and above, female, per capita
Portugal
0.1426 units per person
in 2025
World
0.0578 units per person
in 2025
Portugal rank
5th
World rank
4th
Population ages 65 and above, female, per capita over time
- Portugal
- World
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 0.1426 units per person against 0.0578 units per person in World, a difference of 0.0848 units per person.
That makes Portugal's figure about 2.5 times World's.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Portugal has been ahead every year.
Portugal ranks 5th and World ranks 4th of 217 countries.
Portugal has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Portugal | World | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0512 units per person | 0.0293 units per person | 0.022 units per person | Portugal |
| 1970s | 0.0616 units per person | 0.032 units per person | 0.0296 units per person | Portugal |
| 1980s | 0.0713 units per person | 0.0342 units per person | 0.0371 units per person | Portugal |
| 1990s | 0.0866 units per person | 0.037 units per person | 0.0496 units per person | Portugal |
| 2000s | 0.1002 units per person | 0.0408 units per person | 0.0594 units per person | Portugal |
| 2010s | 0.1187 units per person | 0.0461 units per person | 0.0726 units per person | Portugal |
| 2020s | 0.1369 units per person | 0.0548 units per person | 0.0821 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, Portugal or World?
- Portugal, at 0.1426 units per person against 0.0578 units per person in World as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population ages 65 and above, female, per capita between Portugal and World?
- 0.0848 units per person, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and World?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Portugal and World rank globally for population ages 65 and above, female, per capita?
- Portugal ranks 5th and World ranks 4th of 217 countries.
- 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.