Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita in Portugal
Portugal: Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita was 0.2494 units per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita in Portugal, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Portugal recorded 0.2494 units per person for population ages 65 and above, total, per capita in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.7% on the previous year and up 21.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 65 and above, total, per capita in Portugal peaked at 0.2494 units per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.0788 units per person, in 1960.
That places Portugal 5th out of 217 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita in Portugal, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.0788 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.08 units per person | +1.5% |
| 1962 | 0.0812 units per person | +1.5% |
| 1963 | 0.0823 units per person | +1.3% |
| 1964 | 0.0829 units per person | +0.8% |
| 1965 | 0.0848 units per person | +2.3% |
| 1966 | 0.0871 units per person | +2.7% |
| 1967 | 0.0886 units per person | +1.7% |
| 1968 | 0.0906 units per person | +2.3% |
| 1969 | 0.0925 units per person | +2.1% |
| 1970 | 0.0952 units per person | +2.9% |
| 1971 | 0.0975 units per person | +2.4% |
| 1972 | 0.0987 units per person | +1.2% |
| 1973 | 0.1001 units per person | +1.5% |
| 1974 | 0.1012 units per person | +1.1% |
| 1975 | 0.1032 units per person | +1.9% |
| 1976 | 0.1053 units per person | +2.1% |
| 1977 | 0.1067 units per person | +1.4% |
| 1978 | 0.1085 units per person | +1.7% |
| 1979 | 0.1105 units per person | +1.8% |
| 1980 | 0.1126 units per person | +1.9% |
| 1981 | 0.1145 units per person | +1.6% |
| 1982 | 0.1159 units per person | +1.3% |
| 1983 | 0.1169 units per person | +0.9% |
| 1984 | 0.1179 units per person | +0.8% |
| 1985 | 0.1198 units per person | +1.6% |
| 1986 | 0.1225 units per person | +2.3% |
| 1987 | 0.1253 units per person | +2.3% |
| 1988 | 0.1283 units per person | +2.4% |
| 1989 | 0.1316 units per person | +2.6% |
| 1990 | 0.135 units per person | +2.6% |
| 1991 | 0.1384 units per person | +2.5% |
| 1992 | 0.1416 units per person | +2.3% |
| 1993 | 0.1444 units per person | +1.9% |
| 1994 | 0.147 units per person | +1.8% |
| 1995 | 0.1497 units per person | +1.8% |
| 1996 | 0.1522 units per person | +1.7% |
| 1997 | 0.1547 units per person | +1.6% |
| 1998 | 0.1571 units per person | +1.5% |
| 1999 | 0.1591 units per person | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 0.1613 units per person | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 0.1639 units per person | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 0.1661 units per person | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 0.1681 units per person | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 0.1704 units per person | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 0.1727 units per person | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 0.1746 units per person | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 0.1766 units per person | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 0.1789 units per person | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 0.1818 units per person | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 0.1852 units per person | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 0.1887 units per person | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 0.192 units per person | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 0.1963 units per person | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 0.2011 units per person | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 0.2057 units per person | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 0.2103 units per person | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 0.2149 units per person | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 0.2193 units per person | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 0.2239 units per person | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 0.2286 units per person | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 0.2329 units per person | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 0.2369 units per person | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 0.2411 units per person | +1.8% |
| 2024 | 0.2453 units per person | +1.7% |
| 2025 | 0.2494 units per person | +1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0849 units per person | 0.0788 units per person | 0.0925 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.1027 units per person | 0.0952 units per person | 0.1105 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1205 units per person | 0.1126 units per person | 0.1316 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1479 units per person | 0.135 units per person | 0.1591 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1714 units per person | 0.1613 units per person | 0.1818 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2037 units per person | 0.1852 units per person | 0.2239 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.239 units per person | 0.2286 units per person | 0.2494 units per person | 6 |
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More health data for Portugal
- 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 0-14, female, annual growth rate 0.3023 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.062 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate 0.3766 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.0651 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 65 and above, total, per capita in Portugal?
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita in Portugal was 0.2494 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest population ages 65 and above, total, per capita recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2494 units per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest population ages 65 and above, total, per capita recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0788 units per person in 1960.
- How does Portugal rank for population ages 65 and above, total, per capita?
- Portugal ranks 5th out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 65 and above, total, per capita rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Portugal data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.
Population ages 65 and above, total ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Population ages 65 and above, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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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.