Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) vs Portugal: Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
0.148 units per person
in 2025
Portugal
0.2494 units per person
in 2025
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
7th
Portugal rank
5th
Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita over time
- Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
- Portugal
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 0.2494 units per person against 0.148 units per person in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 0.1014 units per person.
That makes Portugal's figure about 1.7 times Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Portugal has been ahead every year.
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 7th and Portugal ranks 5th of 44 groups.
Portugal has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0655 units per person | 0.0849 units per person | 0.0193 units per person | Portugal |
| 1970s | 0.0818 units per person | 0.1027 units per person | 0.0209 units per person | Portugal |
| 1980s | 0.086 units per person | 0.1205 units per person | 0.0345 units per person | Portugal |
| 1990s | 0.0978 units per person | 0.1479 units per person | 0.0501 units per person | Portugal |
| 2000s | 0.1129 units per person | 0.1714 units per person | 0.0586 units per person | Portugal |
| 2010s | 0.1177 units per person | 0.2037 units per person | 0.086 units per person | Portugal |
| 2020s | 0.1392 units per person | 0.239 units per person | 0.0998 units per person | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population ages 65 and above, total, per capita, Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) or Portugal?
- Portugal, at 0.2494 units per person against 0.148 units per person in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population ages 65 and above, total, per capita between Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) and Portugal?
- 0.1014 units per person, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) and Portugal?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) and Portugal rank globally for population ages 65 and above, total, per capita?
- Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 7th and Portugal ranks 5th of 44 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita. 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, total divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.