Share of population aged 65 and over in Puerto Rico in 2025 — 25.3%. Ranked 3 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 20.3 pp.
1960–2025 · % of population
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Puerto Rico
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 25.3 | +0.6 pp |
| 2024 | 24.7 | +0.5 pp |
| 2023 | 24.2 | +0.4 pp |
| 2022 | 23.8 | +0.6 pp |
| 2021 | 23.2 | +0.8 pp |
| 2020 | 22.5 | +0.8 pp |
| 2019 | 21.7 | +0.8 pp |
| 2018 | 20.9 | +1 pp |
| 2017 | 19.9 | +1 pp |
| 2016 | 18.9 | +0.8 pp |
| 2015 | 18.1 | +0.7 pp |
| 2014 | 17.5 | +0.5 pp |
| 2013 | 16.9 | +0.4 pp |
| 2012 | 16.5 | +0.3 pp |
| 2011 | 16.3 | +0.2 pp |
| 2010 | 16 | +0.3 pp |
| 2009 | 15.7 | +0.5 pp |
| 2008 | 15.2 | +0.5 pp |
| 2007 | 14.7 | +0.5 pp |
| 2006 | 14.2 | +0.5 pp |
| 2005 | 13.6 | +0.5 pp |
| 2004 | 13.2 | +0.5 pp |
| 2003 | 12.7 | +0.4 pp |
| 2002 | 12.3 | +0.4 pp |
| 2001 | 11.9 | +0.3 pp |
| 2000 | 11.6 | +0.3 pp |
| 1999 | 11.3 | +0.2 pp |
| 1998 | 11.1 | +0.2 pp |
| 1997 | 10.9 | +0.2 pp |
| 1996 | 10.7 | +0.2 pp |
| 1995 | 10.5 | +0.2 pp |
| 1994 | 10.3 | +0.2 pp |
| 1993 | 10.1 | +0.2 pp |
| 1992 | 9.8 | +0.3 pp |
| 1991 | 9.5 | +0.3 pp |
| 1990 | 9.3 | +0.2 pp |
| 1989 | 9.1 | +0.2 pp |
| 1988 | 8.9 | +0.2 pp |
| 1987 | 8.7 | +0.1 pp |
| 1986 | 8.6 | +0.1 pp |
| 1985 | 8.4 | +0.1 pp |
| 1984 | 8.3 | +0.1 pp |
| 1983 | 8.2 | +0.1 pp |
| 1982 | 8.2 | +0 pp |
| 1981 | 8.1 | +0 pp |
| 1980 | 8.1 | +0.1 pp |
| 1979 | 8 | +0.1 pp |
| 1978 | 7.9 | +0.1 pp |
| 1977 | 7.7 | +0.1 pp |
| 1976 | 7.6 | +0.1 pp |
| 1975 | 7.4 | +0.1 pp |
| 1974 | 7.3 | +0.1 pp |
| 1973 | 7.2 | +0.1 pp |
| 1972 | 7.1 | +0.1 pp |
| 1971 | 7 | +0.1 pp |
| 1970 | 6.9 | +0.2 pp |
| 1969 | 6.8 | +0.2 pp |
| 1968 | 6.5 | +0.2 pp |
| 1967 | 6.3 | +0.2 pp |
| 1966 | 6.1 | +0.2 pp |
| 1965 | 5.9 | +0.2 pp |
| 1964 | 5.7 | +0.2 pp |
| 1963 | 5.5 | +0.2 pp |
| 1962 | 5.3 | +0.2 pp |
| 1961 | 5.1 | +0.2 pp |
| 1960 | 5 | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
Puerto Rico
25.3
United States Virgin Islands
23.1
Saint Martin
19.7
Aruba
17.8
Curaçao
17.3
Barbados
17.1
Cuba
17
Sint Maarten
14.5
Dominica
13.2
Trinidad and Tobago
12.9
Grenada
12.6
Antigua and Barbuda
12.3
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
12.3
Bahamas
12.1
Saint Kitts and Nevis
11.7
Turks and Caicos Islands
11.7
British Virgin Islands
10.1
Saint Lucia
10
Cayman Islands
9.5
Jamaica
8.6
Dominican Republic
8.2
Haiti
4.8
The share of population aged 65 and over. The international threshold for an old population is 7%, for a very old one 14%. The indicator directly determines the load on the pension system and health care, which is why demographic projections use it more often than median age.
Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.
How many people aged 65 and over there are in a country.
Demography Share of population under 15The share of children and adolescents in the population — a measure of how young a country is.
Demography Age dependency ratioHow many dependents — children and older people — there are per 100 people of working age.
Demography Life expectancy at birthLife expectancy at birth — how many years a newborn will live on average.