Post-demographic dividend vs Puerto Rico: Population ages 65 and above, female
Post-demographic dividend
23.5%
in 2025
Puerto Rico
27.4%
in 2025
Post-demographic dividend rank
4th
Puerto Rico rank
4th
Population ages 65 and above, female over time
- Post-demographic dividend
- Puerto Rico
How they compare
Puerto Rico currently reports 27.4% against 23.5% in Post-demographic dividend, a difference of 3.9%.
That makes Puerto Rico's figure about 1.2 times Post-demographic dividend's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Post-demographic dividend ahead.
Post-demographic dividend ranks 4th and Puerto Rico ranks 4th of 47 groups.
Across the 7 decades both report, Post-demographic dividend averaged higher in 6 and Puerto Rico in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Post-demographic dividend | Puerto Rico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 10.6% | 5.8% | 4.8% | Post-demographic dividend |
| 1970s | 12.5% | 7.6% | 5.0% | Post-demographic dividend |
| 1980s | 14.1% | 8.8% | 5.3% | Post-demographic dividend |
| 1990s | 15.9% | 11.1% | 4.8% | Post-demographic dividend |
| 2000s | 17.4% | 14.8% | 2.7% | Post-demographic dividend |
| 2010s | 19.8% | 19.7% | 0.1% | Post-demographic dividend |
| 2020s | 22.5% | 25.8% | 3.3% | Puerto Rico |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population ages 65 and above, female, Post-demographic dividend or Puerto Rico?
- Puerto Rico, at 27.4% against 23.5% in Post-demographic dividend as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population ages 65 and above, female between Post-demographic dividend and Puerto Rico?
- 3.9%, with Puerto Rico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Post-demographic dividend and Puerto Rico?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Post-demographic dividend and Puerto Rico rank globally for population ages 65 and above, female?
- Post-demographic dividend ranks 4th and Puerto Rico ranks 4th of 47 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Population ages 65 and above, female (% of female population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Female population 65 years of age or older as a percentage of the total female population. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.