Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Portugal: Youth dependency ratio
Bosnia and Herzegovina
20.3%
in 2023
Portugal
20.5%
in 2023
Bosnia and Herzegovina rank
220th
Portugal rank
219th
Youth dependency ratio over time
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Portugal
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 20.5% against 20.3% in Bosnia and Herzegovina, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Bosnia and Herzegovina ahead.
Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 220th and Portugal ranks 219th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Bosnia and Herzegovina averaged higher in 6 and Portugal in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bosnia and Herzegovina | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 61.7% | 46.3% | 15.4% | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| 1960s | 64.8% | 46.7% | 18.1% | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| 1970s | 50.9% | 44.4% | 6.6% | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| 1980s | 38.7% | 37.0% | 1.7% | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| 1990s | 35.2% | 27.1% | 8.1% | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| 2000s | 24.9% | 23.8% | 1.1% | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| 2010s | 21.2% | 22.1% | 0.8% | Portugal |
| 2020s | 20.4% | 20.6% | 0.2% | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher youth dependency ratio, Bosnia and Herzegovina or Portugal?
- Portugal, at 20.5% against 20.3% in Bosnia and Herzegovina as of 2023.
- What is the difference in youth dependency ratio between Bosnia and Herzegovina and Portugal?
- 0.2%, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bosnia and Herzegovina and Portugal?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Bosnia and Herzegovina and Portugal rank globally for youth dependency ratio?
- Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 220th and Portugal ranks 219th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) β processed by Our World in Data, published as Youth 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 children under 15 per 100 working-age people (aged 15 to 64).