OECD members vs Puerto Rico: Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita
OECD members
0.1902 units per person
in 2025
Puerto Rico
0.2527 units per person
in 2025
OECD members rank
4th
Puerto Rico rank
3rd
Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita over time
- OECD members
- Puerto Rico
How they compare
Puerto Rico currently reports 0.2527 units per person against 0.1902 units per person in OECD members, a difference of 0.0625 units per person.
That makes Puerto Rico's figure about 1.3 times OECD members's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was OECD members ahead.
OECD members ranks 4th and Puerto Rico ranks 3rd of 44 groups.
Across the 7 decades both report, OECD members averaged higher in 4 and Puerto Rico in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | OECD members | Puerto Rico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0866 units per person | 0.0582 units per person | 0.0284 units per person | OECD members |
| 1970s | 0.0979 units per person | 0.0741 units per person | 0.0238 units per person | OECD members |
| 1980s | 0.1065 units per person | 0.0846 units per person | 0.0218 units per person | OECD members |
| 1990s | 0.1194 units per person | 0.1035 units per person | 0.0159 units per person | OECD members |
| 2000s | 0.134 units per person | 0.135 units per person | 0.0009 units per person | Puerto Rico |
| 2010s | 0.1565 units per person | 0.1828 units per person | 0.0263 units per person | Puerto Rico |
| 2020s | 0.1811 units per person | 0.2395 units per person | 0.0585 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, OECD members or Puerto Rico?
- Puerto Rico, at 0.2527 units per person against 0.1902 units per person in OECD members as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population ages 65 and above, total, per capita between OECD members and Puerto Rico?
- 0.0625 units per person, with Puerto Rico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for OECD members and Puerto Rico?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do OECD members and Puerto Rico rank globally for population ages 65 and above, total, per capita?
- OECD members ranks 4th 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.