Portugal vs Ukraine: Youth dependency ratio
Portugal
20.5%
in 2023
Ukraine
21.3%
in 2023
Portugal rank
219th
Ukraine rank
216th
Youth dependency ratio over time
- Portugal
- Ukraine
How they compare
Ukraine currently reports 21.3% against 20.5% in Portugal, a difference of 0.8%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Portugal ahead.
Portugal ranks 219th and Ukraine ranks 216th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Portugal averaged higher in 6 and Ukraine in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Portugal | Ukraine | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 46.3% | 37.6% | 8.6% | Portugal |
| 1960s | 46.7% | 40.2% | 6.6% | Portugal |
| 1970s | 44.4% | 34.7% | 9.7% | Portugal |
| 1980s | 37.0% | 32.3% | 4.7% | Portugal |
| 1990s | 27.1% | 30.8% | 3.7% | Ukraine |
| 2000s | 23.8% | 22.0% | 1.8% | Portugal |
| 2010s | 22.1% | 21.3% | 0.8% | Portugal |
| 2020s | 20.6% | 22.1% | 1.4% | Ukraine |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher youth dependency ratio, Portugal or Ukraine?
- Ukraine, at 21.3% against 20.5% in Portugal as of 2023.
- What is the difference in youth dependency ratio between Portugal and Ukraine?
- 0.8%, with Ukraine ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Ukraine?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Portugal and Ukraine rank globally for youth dependency ratio?
- Portugal ranks 219th and Ukraine ranks 216th 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).