North America vs Puerto Rico: Population ages 75-79, female
North America
4.0%
in 2025
Puerto Rico
5.6%
in 2025
North America rank
8th
Puerto Rico rank
5th
Population ages 75-79, female over time
- North America
- Puerto Rico
How they compare
Puerto Rico currently reports 5.6% against 4.0% in North America, a difference of 1.6%.
That makes Puerto Rico's figure about 1.4 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 8th and Puerto Rico ranks 5th of 47 groups.
Across the 7 decades both report, North America averaged higher in 4 and Puerto Rico in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | North America | Puerto Rico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.9% | 1.1% | 0.9% | North America |
| 1970s | 2.3% | 1.5% | 0.8% | North America |
| 1980s | 2.6% | 1.7% | 0.9% | North America |
| 1990s | 2.9% | 2.2% | 0.7% | North America |
| 2000s | 2.8% | 2.9% | 0.1% | Puerto Rico |
| 2010s | 2.8% | 3.7% | 1.0% | Puerto Rico |
| 2020s | 3.6% | 5.2% | 1.6% | Puerto Rico |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population ages 75-79, female, North America or Puerto Rico?
- Puerto Rico, at 5.6% against 4.0% in North America as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population ages 75-79, female between North America and Puerto Rico?
- 1.6%, with Puerto Rico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for North America and Puerto Rico?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do North America and Puerto Rico rank globally for population ages 75-79, female?
- North America ranks 8th and Puerto Rico ranks 5th of 47 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Population ages 75-79, female (% of female population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Female population between the ages 75 to 79 as a percentage of the total female population.