Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita was 0.2527 units per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita in Puerto Rico, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2025, population ages 65 and above, total, per capita in Puerto Rico stood at 0.2527 units per person. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
The figure is up 2.2% on the previous year and up 39.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 65 and above, total, per capita in Puerto Rico peaked at 0.2527 units per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.0496 units per person, in 1960.
That places Puerto Rico 3rd 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 Puerto Rico, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.0496 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.0514 units per person | +3.7% |
| 1962 | 0.0532 units per person | +3.6% |
| 1963 | 0.0552 units per person | +3.6% |
| 1964 | 0.057 units per person | +3.4% |
| 1965 | 0.0589 units per person | +3.3% |
| 1966 | 0.0609 units per person | +3.3% |
| 1967 | 0.063 units per person | +3.5% |
| 1968 | 0.0653 units per person | +3.6% |
| 1969 | 0.0676 units per person | +3.6% |
| 1970 | 0.0693 units per person | +2.5% |
| 1971 | 0.0702 units per person | +1.3% |
| 1972 | 0.071 units per person | +1.1% |
| 1973 | 0.0719 units per person | +1.3% |
| 1974 | 0.073 units per person | +1.5% |
| 1975 | 0.0742 units per person | +1.7% |
| 1976 | 0.0756 units per person | +1.9% |
| 1977 | 0.0771 units per person | +1.9% |
| 1978 | 0.0785 units per person | +1.9% |
| 1979 | 0.0799 units per person | +1.8% |
| 1980 | 0.0809 units per person | +1.2% |
| 1981 | 0.0813 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1982 | 0.0817 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1983 | 0.0824 units per person | +0.8% |
| 1984 | 0.0832 units per person | +1.1% |
| 1985 | 0.0844 units per person | +1.4% |
| 1986 | 0.0857 units per person | +1.5% |
| 1987 | 0.0872 units per person | +1.7% |
| 1988 | 0.0889 units per person | +1.9% |
| 1989 | 0.0907 units per person | +2.1% |
| 1990 | 0.0929 units per person | +2.4% |
| 1991 | 0.0954 units per person | +2.7% |
| 1992 | 0.0981 units per person | +2.8% |
| 1993 | 0.1005 units per person | +2.5% |
| 1994 | 0.1028 units per person | +2.3% |
| 1995 | 0.1049 units per person | +2.0% |
| 1996 | 0.1069 units per person | +1.9% |
| 1997 | 0.1089 units per person | +1.9% |
| 1998 | 0.111 units per person | +1.9% |
| 1999 | 0.1131 units per person | +1.9% |
| 2000 | 0.1156 units per person | +2.2% |
| 2001 | 0.1189 units per person | +2.8% |
| 2002 | 0.1227 units per person | +3.2% |
| 2003 | 0.1269 units per person | +3.5% |
| 2004 | 0.1316 units per person | +3.6% |
| 2005 | 0.1364 units per person | +3.7% |
| 2006 | 0.1416 units per person | +3.8% |
| 2007 | 0.1469 units per person | +3.7% |
| 2008 | 0.1521 units per person | +3.6% |
| 2009 | 0.157 units per person | +3.2% |
| 2010 | 0.1605 units per person | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 0.1626 units per person | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 0.1653 units per person | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 0.1693 units per person | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 0.1748 units per person | +3.2% |
| 2015 | 0.1815 units per person | +3.8% |
| 2016 | 0.189 units per person | +4.2% |
| 2017 | 0.1991 units per person | +5.4% |
| 2018 | 0.2093 units per person | +5.1% |
| 2019 | 0.217 units per person | +3.7% |
| 2020 | 0.2245 units per person | +3.5% |
| 2021 | 0.2321 units per person | +3.3% |
| 2022 | 0.2382 units per person | +2.6% |
| 2023 | 0.2424 units per person | +1.8% |
| 2024 | 0.2472 units per person | +2.0% |
| 2025 | 0.2527 units per person | +2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0582 units per person | 0.0496 units per person | 0.0676 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0741 units per person | 0.0693 units per person | 0.0799 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0846 units per person | 0.0809 units per person | 0.0907 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1035 units per person | 0.0929 units per person | 0.1131 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.135 units per person | 0.1156 units per person | 0.157 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1828 units per person | 0.1605 units per person | 0.217 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2395 units per person | 0.2245 units per person | 0.2527 units per person | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 65 and above, total, per capita in Puerto Rico?
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita in Puerto Rico was 0.2527 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest population ages 65 and above, total, per capita recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2527 units per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest population ages 65 and above, total, per capita recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0496 units per person in 1960.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for population ages 65 and above, total, per capita?
- Puerto Rico ranks 3rd out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 65 and above, total, per capita rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 39.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Puerto Rico 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.