Old age dependency ratio rose 2.22% to 26.3% in Puerto Rico in 2024, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, old age dependency ratio in Puerto Rico reached an all time high of 34.9% in 2021 and an all time low of 7.34% in 1950. When compared to Puerto Rico's main peers, old age dependency ratio in Dominican Republic amounted to 13.3%, 8.30% in Haiti, 15.6% in Jamaica and 28.9% in USA in 2024.
Puerto Rico has been ranked 40th within the group of 174 countries we follow in terms of old age dependency ratio, 17 places below the position seen 10 years ago.
| Old Age Dependency Ratio | Unit | 2030 | 2031 | 2032 | 2033 | 2034 | 2035 | 2036 | 2037 | 2038 | 2039 | 2040 | 2041 | 2042 | 2043 | 2044 | 2045 | 2046 | 2047 | 2048 | 2049 | 2050 |
| Canada | % | 44.0% | 44.3% | 44.7% | 45.2% | 45.6% | ||||||||||||||||
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| China | % | 39.2% | 39.8% | 40.6% | 41.5% | 42.3% | ||||||||||||||||
| Cuba | % | 66.7% | 67.8% | 68.8% | 69.9% | 71.0% | ||||||||||||||||
| Dominican Republic | % | 24.7% | 25.4% | 26.2% | 27.0% | 27.8% | ||||||||||||||||
| Haiti | % | 12.5% | 12.8% | 13.4% | 14.1% | 14.7% | ||||||||||||||||
| Jamaica | % | 30.5% | 31.0% | 31.6% | 32.2% | 32.8% | ||||||||||||||||
| Japan | % | 74.7% | 76.2% | 77.3% | 78.4% | 79.6% | ||||||||||||||||
| Mexico | % | 30.1% | 31.2% | 32.2% | 33.2% | 34.2% | ||||||||||||||||
| Puerto Rico | % | 42.8% | 43.9% | 44.9% | 46.0% | 47.1% | ||||||||||||||||
| USA | % | 37.8% | 38.0% | 38.3% | 38.6% | 38.8% |
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