Estonia vs Portugal: Total dependency ratio
Estonia
58.4%
in 2023
Portugal
58.7%
in 2023
Estonia rank
91st
Portugal rank
88th
Total dependency ratio over time
- Estonia
- Portugal
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 58.7% against 58.4% in Estonia, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Portugal ahead.
Estonia ranks 91st and Portugal ranks 88th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Estonia averaged higher in 2 and Portugal in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Estonia | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 52.5% | 58.0% | 5.5% | Portugal |
| 1960s | 51.3% | 60.3% | 9.1% | Portugal |
| 1970s | 51.5% | 60.9% | 9.4% | Portugal |
| 1980s | 51.0% | 55.7% | 4.8% | Portugal |
| 1990s | 51.4% | 49.2% | 2.2% | Estonia |
| 2000s | 47.6% | 49.4% | 1.8% | Portugal |
| 2010s | 52.9% | 53.3% | 0.4% | Portugal |
| 2020s | 58.2% | 57.6% | 0.6% | Estonia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total dependency ratio, Estonia or Portugal?
- Portugal, at 58.7% against 58.4% in Estonia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in total dependency ratio between Estonia and Portugal?
- 0.3%, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Estonia and Portugal?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Estonia and Portugal rank globally for total dependency ratio?
- Estonia ranks 91st and Portugal ranks 88th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Total dependency ratio. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The number of children (under 15) and people aged 65 and over per 100 working-age people (aged 15 to 64).