North America vs Portugal: Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita
North America
0.1859 units per person
in 2025
Portugal
0.2494 units per person
in 2025
North America rank
5th
Portugal rank
5th
Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita over time
- North America
- Portugal
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 0.2494 units per person against 0.1859 units per person in North America, a difference of 0.0635 units per person.
That makes Portugal's figure about 1.3 times North America's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was North America ahead.
North America ranks 5th and Portugal ranks 5th of 44 groups.
Across the 7 decades both report, North America averaged higher in 1 and Portugal in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | North America | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0908 units per person | 0.0849 units per person | 0.0059 units per person | North America |
| 1970s | 0.1008 units per person | 0.1027 units per person | 0.0019 units per person | Portugal |
| 1980s | 0.1151 units per person | 0.1205 units per person | 0.0054 units per person | Portugal |
| 1990s | 0.1231 units per person | 0.1479 units per person | 0.0249 units per person | Portugal |
| 2000s | 0.1233 units per person | 0.1714 units per person | 0.0482 units per person | Portugal |
| 2010s | 0.1435 units per person | 0.2037 units per person | 0.0603 units per person | Portugal |
| 2020s | 0.1741 units per person | 0.239 units per person | 0.065 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, North America or Portugal?
- Portugal, at 0.2494 units per person against 0.1859 units per person in North America as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population ages 65 and above, total, per capita between North America and Portugal?
- 0.0635 units per person, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for North America and Portugal?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do North America and Portugal rank globally for population ages 65 and above, total, per capita?
- North America ranks 5th 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.