Population aged 65 and over in Puerto Rico (US)
25.3% of the population of Puerto Rico (US) was aged 65 or over in 2025. The value for 2025 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1960.
Puerto Rico (US), 2025
25.3%
Change from 2024
+0.6percentage points
World, 2025
10.4%
Position in 2025
3rd of 217
Population aged 65 and over in Puerto Rico (US) over time
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% of total population. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Puerto Rico (US) | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 25.3% | 10.4% |
| 2024 | 24.7% | 10.2% |
| 2023 | 24.2% | 10.0% |
| 2022 | 23.8% | 9.7% |
| 2021 | 23.2% | 9.5% |
| 2020 | 22.5% | 9.3% |
| 2019 | 21.7% | 9.1% |
| 2018 | 20.9% | 8.9% |
| 2017 | 19.9% | 8.7% |
| 2016 | 18.9% | 8.4% |
| 2015 | 18.1% | 8.3% |
| 2014 | 17.5% | 8.1% |
| 2013 | 16.9% | 7.9% |
| 2012 | 16.5% | 7.8% |
| 2011 | 16.3% | 7.7% |
| 2010 | 16.0% | 7.6% |
| 2009 | 15.7% | 7.5% |
| 2008 | 15.2% | 7.5% |
| 2007 | 14.7% | 7.4% |
| 2006 | 14.2% | 7.3% |
| 2005 | 13.6% | 7.3% |
| 2004 | 13.2% | 7.2% |
| 2003 | 12.7% | 7.1% |
| 2002 | 12.3% | 7.0% |
| 2001 | 11.9% | 6.9% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.6 percentage points from 24.7% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 18.1%, the figure has changed by +7.1 percentage points.
- Among the 217 countries with data for 2025, Puerto Rico (US) has the 3rd highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 10.4%.
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11.2%
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Population estimates and projections
3,242,022 people
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Median age estimates and projections
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Fertility rate estimates and projections
0.94 births per woman
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Population growth estimates and projections
0.12%
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