Europe & Central Asia vs Portugal: Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita
Europe & Central Asia
0.1851 units per person
in 2025
Portugal
0.2494 units per person
in 2025
Europe & Central Asia rank
6th
Portugal rank
5th
Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita over time
- Europe & Central Asia
- Portugal
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 0.2494 units per person against 0.1851 units per person in Europe & Central Asia, a difference of 0.0643 units per person.
That makes Portugal's figure about 1.3 times Europe & Central Asia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Europe & Central Asia ahead.
Europe & Central Asia ranks 6th and Portugal ranks 5th of 44 groups.
Across the 7 decades both report, Europe & Central Asia averaged higher in 2 and Portugal in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Europe & Central Asia | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0897 units per person | 0.0849 units per person | 0.0048 units per person | Europe & Central Asia |
| 1970s | 0.1064 units per person | 0.1027 units per person | 0.0037 units per person | Europe & Central Asia |
| 1980s | 0.1115 units per person | 0.1205 units per person | 0.009 units per person | Portugal |
| 1990s | 0.1243 units per person | 0.1479 units per person | 0.0236 units per person | Portugal |
| 2000s | 0.1409 units per person | 0.1714 units per person | 0.0305 units per person | Portugal |
| 2010s | 0.1544 units per person | 0.2037 units per person | 0.0493 units per person | Portugal |
| 2020s | 0.1763 units per person | 0.239 units per person | 0.0628 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 or Portugal?
- Portugal, at 0.2494 units per person against 0.1851 units per person in Europe & Central Asia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population ages 65 and above, total, per capita between Europe & Central Asia and Portugal?
- 0.0643 units per person, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Europe & Central Asia and Portugal?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Europe & Central Asia and Portugal rank globally for population ages 65 and above, total, per capita?
- Europe & Central Asia ranks 6th 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.