High income vs Puerto Rico: Population ages 65 and above
High income
20.0%
in 2025
Puerto Rico
25.3%
in 2025
High income rank
5th
Puerto Rico rank
3rd
Population ages 65 and above over time
- High income
- Puerto Rico
How they compare
Puerto Rico currently reports 25.3% against 20.0% in High income, a difference of 5.3%.
That makes Puerto Rico's figure about 1.3 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 Puerto Rico ranks 3rd of 47 groups.
Across the 7 decades both report, High income averaged higher in 5 and Puerto Rico in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | High income | Puerto Rico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8.7% | 5.8% | 2.9% | High income |
| 1970s | 10.2% | 7.4% | 2.8% | High income |
| 1980s | 11.2% | 8.5% | 2.7% | High income |
| 1990s | 12.7% | 10.3% | 2.4% | High income |
| 2000s | 14.3% | 13.5% | 0.8% | High income |
| 2010s | 16.4% | 18.3% | 1.9% | Puerto Rico |
| 2020s | 19.1% | 24.0% | 4.9% | Puerto Rico |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population ages 65 and above, High income or Puerto Rico?
- Puerto Rico, at 25.3% against 20.0% in High income as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population ages 65 and above between High income and Puerto Rico?
- 5.3%, with Puerto Rico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for High income and Puerto Rico?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do High income and Puerto Rico rank globally for population ages 65 and above?
- High income ranks 5th 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.