Italy vs Puerto Rico: Youth dependency ratio
Italy
19.1%
in 2023
Puerto Rico
18.8%
in 2023
Italy rank
228th
Puerto Rico rank
229th
Youth dependency ratio over time
- Italy
- Puerto Rico
How they compare
Italy currently reports 19.1% against 18.8% in Puerto Rico, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Puerto Rico ahead.
Italy ranks 228th and Puerto Rico ranks 229th of 236 countries.
Puerto Rico has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Puerto Rico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 38.9% | 82.7% | 43.8% | Puerto Rico |
| 1960s | 37.8% | 72.9% | 35.1% | Puerto Rico |
| 1970s | 37.8% | 59.5% | 21.7% | Puerto Rico |
| 1980s | 29.4% | 48.3% | 18.9% | Puerto Rico |
| 1990s | 21.8% | 39.8% | 18.0% | Puerto Rico |
| 2000s | 21.3% | 34.0% | 12.7% | Puerto Rico |
| 2010s | 21.2% | 25.9% | 4.7% | Puerto Rico |
| 2020s | 19.6% | 19.8% | 0.2% | Puerto Rico |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher youth dependency ratio, Italy or Puerto Rico?
- Italy, at 19.1% against 18.8% in Puerto Rico as of 2023.
- What is the difference in youth dependency ratio between Italy and Puerto Rico?
- 0.3%, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Puerto Rico?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Italy and Puerto Rico rank globally for youth dependency ratio?
- Italy ranks 228th and Puerto Rico ranks 229th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – 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).