High income vs Portugal: Population ages 65 and above
High income
20.0%
in 2025
Portugal
24.9%
in 2025
High income rank
5th
Portugal rank
5th
Population ages 65 and above over time
- High income
- Portugal
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 24.9% against 20.0% in High income, a difference of 4.9%.
That makes Portugal's figure about 1.2 times High income's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was High income ahead.
High income ranks 5th and Portugal ranks 5th of 47 groups.
Across the 7 decades both report, High income averaged higher in 1 and Portugal in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | High income | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8.7% | 8.5% | 0.2% | High income |
| 1970s | 10.2% | 10.3% | 0.1% | Portugal |
| 1980s | 11.2% | 12.1% | 0.9% | Portugal |
| 1990s | 12.7% | 14.8% | 2.1% | Portugal |
| 2000s | 14.3% | 17.1% | 2.8% | Portugal |
| 2010s | 16.4% | 20.4% | 4.0% | Portugal |
| 2020s | 19.1% | 23.9% | 4.9% | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population ages 65 and above, High income or Portugal?
- Portugal, at 24.9% against 20.0% in High income as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population ages 65 and above between High income and Portugal?
- 4.9%, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for High income and Portugal?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do High income and Portugal rank globally for population ages 65 and above?
- High income ranks 5th and Portugal ranks 5th 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.