Puerto Rico vs Taiwan: Youth dependency ratio
Puerto Rico
18.8%
in 2023
Taiwan
17.1%
in 2023
Puerto Rico rank
229th
Taiwan rank
231st
Youth dependency ratio over time
- Puerto Rico
- Taiwan
How they compare
Puerto Rico currently reports 18.8% against 17.1% in Taiwan, a difference of 1.7%.
That makes Puerto Rico's figure about 1.1 times Taiwan's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Puerto Rico ahead.
Puerto Rico ranks 229th and Taiwan ranks 231st of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Puerto Rico averaged higher in 6 and Taiwan in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Puerto Rico | Taiwan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 82.7% | 80.5% | 2.2% | Puerto Rico |
| 1960s | 72.9% | 82.4% | 9.5% | Taiwan |
| 1970s | 59.5% | 62.8% | 3.3% | Taiwan |
| 1980s | 48.3% | 46.4% | 1.8% | Puerto Rico |
| 1990s | 39.8% | 35.5% | 4.3% | Puerto Rico |
| 2000s | 34.0% | 25.9% | 8.1% | Puerto Rico |
| 2010s | 25.9% | 18.9% | 7.0% | Puerto Rico |
| 2020s | 19.8% | 17.4% | 2.4% | Puerto Rico |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher youth dependency ratio, Puerto Rico or Taiwan?
- Puerto Rico, at 18.8% against 17.1% in Taiwan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in youth dependency ratio between Puerto Rico and Taiwan?
- 1.7%, with Puerto Rico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Puerto Rico and Taiwan?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Puerto Rico and Taiwan rank globally for youth dependency ratio?
- Puerto Rico ranks 229th and Taiwan ranks 231st 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).