Euro area vs Puerto Rico: Population ages 65 and above
Euro area
22.9%
in 2025
Puerto Rico
25.3%
in 2025
Euro area rank
1st
Puerto Rico rank
3rd
Population ages 65 and above over time
- Euro area
- Puerto Rico
How they compare
Puerto Rico currently reports 25.3% against 22.9% in Euro area, a difference of 2.4%.
That makes Puerto Rico's figure about 1.1 times Euro area's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Euro area ahead.
Euro area ranks 1st and Puerto Rico ranks 3rd of 47 groups.
Across the 7 decades both report, Euro area averaged higher in 6 and Puerto Rico in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Euro area | Puerto Rico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 10.8% | 5.8% | 5.0% | Euro area |
| 1970s | 12.6% | 7.4% | 5.2% | Euro area |
| 1980s | 13.3% | 8.5% | 4.8% | Euro area |
| 1990s | 15.0% | 10.3% | 4.7% | Euro area |
| 2000s | 17.3% | 13.5% | 3.8% | Euro area |
| 2010s | 19.6% | 18.3% | 1.3% | Euro area |
| 2020s | 21.9% | 24.0% | 2.0% | Puerto Rico |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population ages 65 and above, Euro area or Puerto Rico?
- Puerto Rico, at 25.3% against 22.9% in Euro area as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population ages 65 and above between Euro area and Puerto Rico?
- 2.4%, with Puerto Rico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Euro area and Puerto Rico?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Euro area and Puerto Rico rank globally for population ages 65 and above?
- Euro area ranks 1st and Puerto Rico ranks 3rd 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 (% of total population). 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 as a percentage of the total population. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.