Portugal vs Post-demographic dividend: Population ages 65 and above
Portugal
24.9%
in 2025
Post-demographic dividend
21.4%
in 2025
Portugal rank
5th
Post-demographic dividend rank
3rd
Population ages 65 and above over time
- Portugal
- Post-demographic dividend
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 24.9% against 21.4% in Post-demographic dividend, a difference of 3.5%.
That makes Portugal'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.
Portugal ranks 5th and Post-demographic dividend ranks 3rd of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Portugal averaged higher in 5 and Post-demographic dividend in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Portugal | Post-demographic dividend | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8.5% | 9.3% | 0.8% | Post-demographic dividend |
| 1970s | 10.3% | 10.7% | 0.4% | Post-demographic dividend |
| 1980s | 12.1% | 11.9% | 0.2% | Portugal |
| 1990s | 14.8% | 13.5% | 1.3% | Portugal |
| 2000s | 17.1% | 15.2% | 2.0% | Portugal |
| 2010s | 20.4% | 17.7% | 2.7% | Portugal |
| 2020s | 23.9% | 20.4% | 3.5% | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population ages 65 and above, Portugal or Post-demographic dividend?
- Portugal, at 24.9% against 21.4% in Post-demographic dividend as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population ages 65 and above between Portugal and Post-demographic dividend?
- 3.5%, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Post-demographic dividend?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Portugal and Post-demographic dividend rank globally for population ages 65 and above?
- Portugal ranks 5th and Post-demographic dividend ranks 3rd of 218 countries.
- 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.