Age dependency ratio, young in Portugal
Portugal: Age dependency ratio, young was 20.4% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Age dependency ratio, young in Portugal, 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, young in Portugal is 20.4%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 7.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age dependency ratio, young in Portugal peaked at 47.3% in 1968 and was at its lowest, 20.4%, in 2025.
That places Portugal 201st out of 218 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Age dependency ratio, young in Portugal, year by year
| Year | % of working-age population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 46.6% | — |
| 1961 | 46.3% | -0.7% |
| 1962 | 46.3% | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 46.3% | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 46.4% | +0.1% |
| 1965 | 46.7% | +0.6% |
| 1966 | 47.0% | +0.7% |
| 1967 | 47.2% | +0.4% |
| 1968 | 47.3% | +0.1% |
| 1969 | 47.2% | -0.2% |
| 1970 | 46.5% | -1.4% |
| 1971 | 45.9% | -1.4% |
| 1972 | 45.5% | -0.8% |
| 1973 | 45.0% | -1.2% |
| 1974 | 44.4% | -1.2% |
| 1975 | 44.1% | -0.9% |
| 1976 | 43.8% | -0.6% |
| 1977 | 43.4% | -0.8% |
| 1978 | 42.9% | -1.3% |
| 1979 | 42.1% | -1.8% |
| 1980 | 41.2% | -2.2% |
| 1981 | 40.2% | -2.3% |
| 1982 | 39.3% | -2.2% |
| 1983 | 38.5% | -2.1% |
| 1984 | 37.6% | -2.2% |
| 1985 | 36.7% | -2.4% |
| 1986 | 35.8% | -2.7% |
| 1987 | 34.7% | -3.0% |
| 1988 | 33.5% | -3.3% |
| 1989 | 32.4% | -3.5% |
| 1990 | 31.0% | -4.1% |
| 1991 | 29.7% | -4.3% |
| 1992 | 28.6% | -3.8% |
| 1993 | 27.8% | -2.8% |
| 1994 | 27.1% | -2.5% |
| 1995 | 26.4% | -2.5% |
| 1996 | 25.8% | -2.2% |
| 1997 | 25.3% | -1.9% |
| 1998 | 24.9% | -1.6% |
| 1999 | 24.6% | -1.2% |
| 2000 | 24.3% | -1.3% |
| 2001 | 24.1% | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 24.0% | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 24.0% | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 23.9% | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 23.8% | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 23.7% | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 23.5% | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 23.3% | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 23.1% | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 22.9% | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 22.8% | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 22.7% | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 22.5% | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 22.3% | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 22.0% | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 21.7% | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 21.5% | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 21.3% | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 21.1% | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 20.9% | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 20.7% | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 20.5% | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 20.5% | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 20.4% | -0.2% |
| 2025 | 20.4% | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 46.7% | 46.3% | 47.3% | 10 |
| 1970s | 44.4% | 42.1% | 46.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | 37.0% | 32.4% | 41.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 27.1% | 24.6% | 31.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 23.8% | 23.1% | 24.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.1% | 21.1% | 22.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.6% | 20.4% | 20.9% | 6 |
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.56 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.1616 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,112 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 38 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 60-64, female, annual growth rate 1.79 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, female, per capita 0.0378 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, annual growth rate 1.44 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, per capita 0.0326 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is age dependency ratio, young in Portugal?
- Age dependency ratio, young in Portugal was 20.4% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest age dependency ratio, young recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 47.3% in 1968.
- What is the lowest age dependency ratio, young recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.4% in 2025.
- How does Portugal rank for age dependency ratio, young?
- Portugal ranks 201st out of 218 countries with data for 2025.
- Is age dependency ratio, young rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Portugal data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Age dependency ratio, young (% of working-age population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Age dependency ratio, young, is the ratio of younger dependents--people younger than 15--to the working-age population--those ages 15-64. Data are shown as the proportion of dependents per 100 working-age population.