Guadeloupe vs Puerto Rico: Age dependency breakdown

Guadeloupe
38.1%
in 2023
Puerto Rico
37.9%
in 2023
Guadeloupe rank
8th
Puerto Rico rank
10th

Age dependency breakdown over time

  • Guadeloupe
  • Puerto Rico
10203040195019862023

How they compare

Guadeloupe currently reports 38.1% against 37.9% in Puerto Rico, a difference of 0.2%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Guadeloupe ahead.

Guadeloupe ranks 8th and Puerto Rico ranks 10th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Guadeloupe averaged higher in 1 and Puerto Rico in 7.

Head to head by decade

Decade Guadeloupe Puerto Rico Difference Ahead
1950s 8.9% 7.7% 1.2% Guadeloupe
1960s 9.0% 10.7% 1.7% Puerto Rico
1970s 10.5% 12.7% 2.3% Puerto Rico
1980s 11.6% 13.7% 2.0% Puerto Rico
1990s 13.2% 16.1% 2.9% Puerto Rico
2000s 17.9% 20.9% 3.0% Puerto Rico
2010s 25.3% 28.1% 2.8% Puerto Rico
2020s 34.8% 36.5% 1.7% Puerto Rico

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher age dependency breakdown, Guadeloupe or Puerto Rico?
Guadeloupe, at 38.1% against 37.9% in Puerto Rico as of 2023.
What is the difference in age dependency breakdown between Guadeloupe and Puerto Rico?
0.2%, with Guadeloupe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guadeloupe and Puerto Rico?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Guadeloupe and Puerto Rico rank globally for age dependency breakdown?
Guadeloupe ranks 8th and Puerto Rico ranks 10th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Age dependency breakdown. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Age dependency breakdown
Unit
%
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed

Number of people aged 65 and over per 100 working-age people (aged 15 to 64).