European Union vs Puerto Rico: Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita
European Union
0.2244 units per person
in 2025
Puerto Rico
0.2527 units per person
in 2025
European Union rank
2nd
Puerto Rico rank
3rd
Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita over time
- European Union
- Puerto Rico
How they compare
Puerto Rico currently reports 0.2527 units per person against 0.2244 units per person in European Union, a difference of 0.0283 units per person.
That makes Puerto Rico's figure about 1.1 times European Union's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was European Union ahead.
European Union ranks 2nd and Puerto Rico ranks 3rd of 4 groups.
Across the 7 decades both report, European Union averaged higher in 6 and Puerto Rico in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | European Union | Puerto Rico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1032 units per person | 0.0582 units per person | 0.0449 units per person | European Union |
| 1970s | 0.1223 units per person | 0.0741 units per person | 0.0482 units per person | European Union |
| 1980s | 0.1285 units per person | 0.0846 units per person | 0.0439 units per person | European Union |
| 1990s | 0.145 units per person | 0.1035 units per person | 0.0415 units per person | European Union |
| 2000s | 0.1664 units per person | 0.135 units per person | 0.0314 units per person | European Union |
| 2010s | 0.19 units per person | 0.1828 units per person | 0.0071 units per person | European Union |
| 2020s | 0.215 units per person | 0.2395 units per person | 0.0245 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, European Union or Puerto Rico?
- Puerto Rico, at 0.2527 units per person against 0.2244 units per person in European Union as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population ages 65 and above, total, per capita between European Union and Puerto Rico?
- 0.0283 units per person, with Puerto Rico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for European Union and Puerto Rico?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do European Union and Puerto Rico rank globally for population ages 65 and above, total, per capita?
- European Union ranks 2nd and Puerto Rico ranks 3rd of 4 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.