Age dependency ratio in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: Age dependency ratio was 57.5% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Age dependency ratio in Puerto Rico, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in % of working-age population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for age dependency ratio in Puerto Rico is 57.5%, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 8.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age dependency ratio in Puerto Rico peaked at 89.7% in 1960 and was at its lowest, 52.8%, in 2014.
Puerto Rico ranks 91st of 218 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Age dependency ratio in Puerto Rico, year by year
| Year | % of working-age population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 89.7% | — |
| 1961 | 87.6% | -2.3% |
| 1962 | 85.6% | -2.3% |
| 1963 | 84.0% | -1.8% |
| 1964 | 82.9% | -1.3% |
| 1965 | 82.2% | -0.9% |
| 1966 | 81.6% | -0.7% |
| 1967 | 81.2% | -0.6% |
| 1968 | 80.6% | -0.6% |
| 1969 | 80.0% | -0.8% |
| 1970 | 78.6% | -1.7% |
| 1971 | 76.6% | -2.6% |
| 1972 | 74.7% | -2.4% |
| 1973 | 73.2% | -2.1% |
| 1974 | 72.0% | -1.7% |
| 1975 | 71.0% | -1.4% |
| 1976 | 70.2% | -1.1% |
| 1977 | 69.5% | -1.0% |
| 1978 | 68.6% | -1.2% |
| 1979 | 67.8% | -1.2% |
| 1980 | 66.7% | -1.6% |
| 1981 | 65.3% | -2.1% |
| 1982 | 64.1% | -1.9% |
| 1983 | 63.0% | -1.6% |
| 1984 | 62.1% | -1.4% |
| 1985 | 61.3% | -1.4% |
| 1986 | 60.4% | -1.4% |
| 1987 | 59.6% | -1.4% |
| 1988 | 58.9% | -1.2% |
| 1989 | 58.2% | -1.1% |
| 1990 | 57.7% | -1.0% |
| 1991 | 57.2% | -0.8% |
| 1992 | 56.8% | -0.7% |
| 1993 | 56.4% | -0.7% |
| 1994 | 55.9% | -0.8% |
| 1995 | 55.5% | -0.8% |
| 1996 | 55.2% | -0.6% |
| 1997 | 54.9% | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 54.7% | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 54.5% | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 54.4% | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 54.5% | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 54.6% | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 54.7% | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 54.8% | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 54.9% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 55.1% | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 55.2% | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 55.4% | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 55.6% | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 55.3% | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 54.4% | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 53.6% | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 53.1% | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 52.8% | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 52.9% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 53.1% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 54.4% | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 55.5% | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 55.6% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 55.8% | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 56.3% | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 56.7% | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 56.9% | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 57.1% | +0.4% |
| 2025 | 57.5% | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 83.5% | 80.0% | 89.7% | 10 |
| 1970s | 72.2% | 67.8% | 78.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 61.9% | 58.2% | 66.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 55.9% | 54.5% | 57.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 54.9% | 54.4% | 55.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 54.1% | 52.8% | 55.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 56.7% | 55.8% | 57.5% | 6 |
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- Population ages 15-64, male 64.8% (2025)
- Age population, age 13, female, interpolated 15,389 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, male, interpolated 15,521 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 62.3% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male 971,601 (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is age dependency ratio in Puerto Rico?
- Age dependency ratio in Puerto Rico was 57.5% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest age dependency ratio recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was 89.7% in 1960.
- What is the lowest age dependency ratio recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was 52.8% in 2014.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for age dependency ratio?
- Puerto Rico ranks 91st out of 218 countries with data for 2025.
- Is age dependency ratio rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Puerto Rico data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Age dependency ratio (% of working-age population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Age dependency ratio is the ratio of dependents--people younger than 15 or older than 64--to the working-age population--those ages 15-64. Data are shown as the proportion of dependents per 100 working-age population.