Italy vs Portugal: Old-age dependency ratio
Italy
38.0%
in 2023
Portugal
38.2%
in 2023
Italy rank
9th
Portugal rank
7th
Old-age dependency ratio over time
- Italy
- Portugal
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 38.2% against 38.0% in Italy, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Italy ahead.
Italy ranks 9th and Portugal ranks 7th of 236 countries.
Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 13.2% | 11.7% | 1.5% | Italy |
| 1960s | 15.5% | 13.6% | 1.9% | Italy |
| 1970s | 18.9% | 16.5% | 2.4% | Italy |
| 1980s | 20.2% | 18.8% | 1.4% | Italy |
| 1990s | 24.2% | 22.1% | 2.1% | Italy |
| 2000s | 29.2% | 25.6% | 3.6% | Italy |
| 2010s | 33.8% | 31.2% | 2.5% | Italy |
| 2020s | 37.3% | 37.0% | 0.3% | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher old-age dependency ratio, Italy or Portugal?
- Portugal, at 38.2% against 38.0% in Italy as of 2023.
- What is the difference in old-age dependency ratio between Italy and Portugal?
- 0.2%, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Portugal?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Italy and Portugal rank globally for old-age dependency ratio?
- Italy ranks 9th and Portugal ranks 7th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Old-age dependency ratio. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of people aged 65 and over per 100 working-age people (aged 15 to 64).