Portugal vs World: Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita
Portugal
0.2494 units per person
in 2025
World
0.104 units per person
in 2025
Portugal rank
5th
World rank
4th
Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita over time
- Portugal
- World
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 0.2494 units per person against 0.104 units per person in World, a difference of 0.1454 units per person.
That makes Portugal's figure about 2.4 times World's.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Portugal has been ahead every year.
Portugal ranks 5th and World ranks 4th of 217 countries.
Portugal has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Portugal | World | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0849 units per person | 0.0508 units per person | 0.034 units per person | Portugal |
| 1970s | 0.1027 units per person | 0.0551 units per person | 0.0476 units per person | Portugal |
| 1980s | 0.1205 units per person | 0.0586 units per person | 0.0619 units per person | Portugal |
| 1990s | 0.1479 units per person | 0.0641 units per person | 0.0838 units per person | Portugal |
| 2000s | 0.1714 units per person | 0.072 units per person | 0.0994 units per person | Portugal |
| 2010s | 0.2037 units per person | 0.0824 units per person | 0.1214 units per person | Portugal |
| 2020s | 0.239 units per person | 0.0986 units per person | 0.1404 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, Portugal or World?
- Portugal, at 0.2494 units per person against 0.104 units per person in World as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population ages 65 and above, total, per capita between Portugal and World?
- 0.1454 units per person, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and World?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Portugal and World rank globally for population ages 65 and above, total, per capita?
- Portugal ranks 5th and World ranks 4th 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.