Europe & Central Asia vs Puerto Rico: Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita
Europe & Central Asia
0.1851 units per person
in 2025
Puerto Rico
0.2527 units per person
in 2025
Europe & Central Asia rank
6th
Puerto Rico rank
3rd
Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita over time
- Europe & Central Asia
- Puerto Rico
How they compare
Puerto Rico currently reports 0.2527 units per person against 0.1851 units per person in Europe & Central Asia, a difference of 0.0676 units per person.
That makes Puerto Rico's figure about 1.4 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 Puerto Rico ranks 3rd of 44 groups.
Across the 7 decades both report, Europe & Central Asia averaged higher in 5 and Puerto Rico in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Europe & Central Asia | Puerto Rico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0897 units per person | 0.0582 units per person | 0.0315 units per person | Europe & Central Asia |
| 1970s | 0.1064 units per person | 0.0741 units per person | 0.0323 units per person | Europe & Central Asia |
| 1980s | 0.1115 units per person | 0.0846 units per person | 0.0269 units per person | Europe & Central Asia |
| 1990s | 0.1243 units per person | 0.1035 units per person | 0.0208 units per person | Europe & Central Asia |
| 2000s | 0.1409 units per person | 0.135 units per person | 0.0059 units per person | Europe & Central Asia |
| 2010s | 0.1544 units per person | 0.1828 units per person | 0.0284 units per person | Puerto Rico |
| 2020s | 0.1763 units per person | 0.2395 units per person | 0.0632 units per person | Puerto Rico |
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 Puerto Rico?
- Puerto Rico, at 0.2527 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 Puerto Rico?
- 0.0676 units per person, with Puerto Rico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Europe & Central Asia and Puerto Rico?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Europe & Central Asia and Puerto Rico rank globally for population ages 65 and above, total, per capita?
- Europe & Central Asia ranks 6th and Puerto Rico ranks 3rd 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.