Dependency rate, all compared to 15-64 in Puerto Rico

Puerto Rico: Dependency rate, all compared to 15-64 was 0.5411 in 2005. ▼ Falling

Latest (2005)
0.5411
World rank
58th
of 110 countries
All-time high
0.7979
in 1970
All-time low
0.5411
in 2005
Years of data
5
1970–2005

Dependency rate, all compared to 15-64 in Puerto Rico, 1970–2005

00.20.40.60.81970198720051970: 0.7981980: 0.6711990: 0.5922000: 0.5512005: 0.541

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2005, dependency rate, all compared to 15-64 in Puerto Rico stood at 0.5411. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.

That represents a change of down 8.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, dependency rate, all compared to 15-64 in Puerto Rico peaked at 0.7979 in 1970 and was at its lowest, 0.5411, in 2005.

Puerto Rico ranks 58th of 110 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0.7979 0.7979 0.7979 1
1980s 0.6705 0.6705 0.6705 1
1990s 0.5918 0.5918 0.5918 1
2000s 0.5462 0.5411 0.5513 2

Countries ranked near Puerto Rico

  1. 55 Paraguay 0.5428 compare
  2. 56 Portugal 0.5427 compare
  3. 57 Belgium 0.5418 compare
  4. 59 Estonia 0.5397 compare
  5. 60 Kazakhstan 0.5376 compare
  6. 61 Argentina 0.5364 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is dependency rate, all compared to 15-64 in Puerto Rico?
Dependency rate, all compared to 15-64 in Puerto Rico was 0.5411 in 2005, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest dependency rate, all compared to 15-64 recorded in Puerto Rico?
The highest recorded value was 0.7979 in 1970.
What is the lowest dependency rate, all compared to 15-64 recorded in Puerto Rico?
The lowest recorded value was 0.5411 in 2005.
How does Puerto Rico rank for dependency rate, all compared to 15-64?
Puerto Rico ranks 58th out of 110 countries with data for 2005.
Is dependency rate, all compared to 15-64 rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
Over the last ten years it is down 8.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Puerto Rico data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Dependency rate, all compared to 15-64. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Dependency rate, all compared to 15-64
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
112 places, 1,653 data points, 1970–2021
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