Greece vs Portugal: Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita

Greece
0.244 units per person
in 2025
Portugal
0.2494 units per person
in 2025
Greece rank
6th
Portugal rank
5th

Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita over time

  • Greece
  • Portugal
0.050.10.150.20.25196019922025

How they compare

Portugal currently reports 0.2494 units per person against 0.244 units per person in Greece, a difference of 0.0054 units per person.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Portugal ahead.

Greece ranks 6th and Portugal ranks 5th of 217 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Greece averaged higher in 5 and Portugal in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Greece Portugal Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0836 units per person 0.0849 units per person 0.0013 units per person Portugal
1970s 0.1174 units per person 0.1027 units per person 0.0147 units per person Greece
1980s 0.1292 units per person 0.1205 units per person 0.0087 units per person Greece
1990s 0.1529 units per person 0.1479 units per person 0.005 units per person Greece
2000s 0.1808 units per person 0.1714 units per person 0.0093 units per person Greece
2010s 0.2077 units per person 0.2037 units per person 0.004 units per person Greece
2020s 0.2338 units per person 0.239 units per person 0.0052 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, Greece or Portugal?
Portugal, at 0.2494 units per person against 0.244 units per person in Greece as of 2025.
What is the difference in population ages 65 and above, total, per capita between Greece and Portugal?
0.0054 units per person, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Portugal?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Greece and Portugal rank globally for population ages 65 and above, total, per capita?
Greece ranks 6th and Portugal ranks 5th of 217 countries.
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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Indicator
Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita
Unit
units per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
265 places, 17,460 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

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.