Post-demographic dividend vs Puerto Rico: Population ages 65 and above
Post-demographic dividend
21.4%
in 2025
Puerto Rico
25.3%
in 2025
Post-demographic dividend rank
3rd
Puerto Rico rank
3rd
Population ages 65 and above over time
- Post-demographic dividend
- Puerto Rico
How they compare
Puerto Rico currently reports 25.3% against 21.4% 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 3rd and Puerto Rico ranks 3rd of 47 groups.
Across the 7 decades both report, Post-demographic dividend averaged higher in 5 and Puerto Rico in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Post-demographic dividend | Puerto Rico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9.3% | 5.8% | 3.4% | Post-demographic dividend |
| 1970s | 10.7% | 7.4% | 3.3% | Post-demographic dividend |
| 1980s | 11.9% | 8.5% | 3.4% | Post-demographic dividend |
| 1990s | 13.5% | 10.3% | 3.1% | Post-demographic dividend |
| 2000s | 15.2% | 13.5% | 1.7% | Post-demographic dividend |
| 2010s | 17.7% | 18.3% | 0.6% | Puerto Rico |
| 2020s | 20.4% | 24.0% | 3.5% | Puerto Rico |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population ages 65 and above, Post-demographic dividend or Puerto Rico?
- Puerto Rico, at 25.3% against 21.4% in Post-demographic dividend as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population ages 65 and above 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?
- Post-demographic dividend ranks 3rd 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.