Portugal vs Puerto Rico: Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita
Portugal
0.2494 units per person
in 2025
Puerto Rico
0.2527 units per person
in 2025
Portugal rank
5th
Puerto Rico rank
3rd
Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita over time
- Portugal
- Puerto Rico
How they compare
Puerto Rico currently reports 0.2527 units per person against 0.2494 units per person in Portugal, a difference of 0.0033 units per person.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Portugal ahead.
Portugal ranks 5th and Puerto Rico ranks 3rd of 217 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Portugal averaged higher in 6 and Puerto Rico in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Portugal | Puerto Rico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0849 units per person | 0.0582 units per person | 0.0267 units per person | Portugal |
| 1970s | 0.1027 units per person | 0.0741 units per person | 0.0286 units per person | Portugal |
| 1980s | 0.1205 units per person | 0.0846 units per person | 0.0359 units per person | Portugal |
| 1990s | 0.1479 units per person | 0.1035 units per person | 0.0445 units per person | Portugal |
| 2000s | 0.1714 units per person | 0.135 units per person | 0.0365 units per person | Portugal |
| 2010s | 0.2037 units per person | 0.1828 units per person | 0.0209 units per person | Portugal |
| 2020s | 0.239 units per person | 0.2395 units per person | 0.0005 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, Portugal or Puerto Rico?
- Puerto Rico, at 0.2527 units per person against 0.2494 units per person in Portugal as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population ages 65 and above, total, per capita between Portugal and Puerto Rico?
- 0.0033 units per person, with Puerto Rico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Puerto Rico?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Portugal and Puerto Rico rank globally for population ages 65 and above, total, per capita?
- Portugal ranks 5th and Puerto Rico ranks 3rd 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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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.