Puerto Rico (US) - Dependency Ratio 2009
55.56
+0.16 from 2008
Puerto Rico (US)'s dependency ratio was 55.56 in 2009, increased +0.16 from 55.40 in 2008. This was the 124th highest globally.
Global Ranking - 2009▾
| Rank | Country | Value | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Qatar | 17.55 | -4.8% |
| 2nd | United Arab Emirates | 22.46 | -0.5% |
| 3rd | Macao SAR, China | 25.41 | -4.1% |
| 4th | Singapore | 27.87 | -2.6% |
| 5th | Bahrain | 29.35 | -3.8% |
| 6th | Cayman Islands | 30.92 | -0.9% |
| 7th | Kuwait | 33.53 | -1.9% |
| 8th | Hong Kong SAR, China | 34.48 | -1.1% |
| 9th | Trinidad and Tobago | 36.10 | -0.4% |
| 10th | Andorra | 37.03 | 1.6% |
| 11th | China | 37.26 | -0.4% |
| 12th | Palau | 37.72 | -1.9% |
| 13th | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 38.00 | -0.1% |
| 14th | Korea | 38.03 | -1.0% |
| 15th | Slovak Republic | 38.54 | -0.1% |
| 16th | British Virgin Islands | 38.80 | 1.0% |
| 17th | Russian Federation | 39.06 | -1.4% |
| 18th | Moldova | 39.98 | -1.9% |
| 19th | Cyprus | 39.99 | -1.7% |
| 20th | Mauritius | 40.10 | -2.0% |
| 21st | Poland | 40.25 | -1.1% |
| 22nd | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 40.26 | -1.2% |
| 23rd | Azerbaijan | 40.39 | -3.5% |
| 24th | Brunei Darussalam | 40.45 | 0.0% |
| 25th | Thailand | 40.64 | -0.9% |
| 26th | Belarus | 40.86 | -1.5% |
| 27th | Ukraine | 41.24 | -1.2% |
| 28th | Northern Mariana Islands | 41.53 | 1.5% |
| 29th | Czechia | 41.60 | 1.9% |
| 30th | Turks and Caicos Islands | 41.81 | -0.5% |
| 31st | Greenland | 41.93 | -0.8% |
| 32nd | Liechtenstein | 42.26 | 1.7% |
| 33rd | Malta | 42.70 | 0.6% |
| 34th | Bermuda | 42.90 | -1.5% |
| 35th | Seychelles | 43.22 | -2.5% |
| 36th | Armenia | 43.29 | -1.7% |
| 37th | Cuba | 43.43 | 0.2% |
| 38th | Aruba | 43.54 | 0.6% |
| 39th | Slovenia | 43.57 | 1.3% |
| 40th | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 43.89 | 0.7% |
| 41st | Canada | 44.07 | 0.2% |
| 42nd | Tunisia | 44.47 | -1.0% |
| 43rd | Saudi Arabia | 44.68 | -4.5% |
| 44th | Oman | 45.04 | -2.9% |
| 45th | North Macedonia | 45.12 | -0.8% |
| 46th | Viet Nam | 45.17 | -2.7% |
| 47th | Channel Islands | 45.23 | -0.2% |
| 48th | Hungary | 45.24 | 0.4% |
| 49th | Maldives | 45.40 | -6.1% |
| 50th | Bulgaria | 45.51 | 1.1% |
| 51st | Antigua and Barbuda | 45.55 | -1.5% |
| 52nd | St. Kitts and Nevis | 45.60 | -1.9% |
| 53rd | Romania | 45.66 | 1.1% |
| 54th | Spain | 45.85 | 1.4% |
| 55th | Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of | 46.24 | -0.7% |
| 56th | Brazil | 46.31 | -1.3% |
| 57th | Mongolia | 46.41 | -0.7% |
| 58th | Chile | 46.56 | -1.2% |
| 59th | Ireland | 46.68 | 2.5% |
| 60th | Luxembourg | 46.75 | -1.0% |
| 61st | Kazakhstan | 46.77 | -0.4% |
| 62nd | Switzerland | 46.80 | 0.2% |
| 63rd | Barbados | 46.85 | 0.5% |
| 64th | Serbia | 47.04 | -0.8% |
| 65th | Latvia | 47.28 | 1.6% |
| 66th | St. Lucia | 47.57 | -2.5% |
| 67th | Lithuania | 47.76 | -0.4% |
| 68th | French Polynesia | 47.79 | -1.3% |
| 69th | San Marino | 47.79 | 0.9% |
| 70th | Algeria | 47.92 | -0.7% |
| 71st | Estonia | 48.08 | 0.6% |
| 72nd | United States | 48.10 | 0.4% |
| 73rd | Australia | 48.15 | 0.0% |
| 74th | Georgia | 48.17 | -1.5% |
| 75th | Costa Rica | 48.21 | -1.4% |
| 76th | Austria | 48.25 | 0.1% |
| 77th | Curaçao | 48.32 | -1.0% |
| 78th | Lebanon | 48.41 | -1.7% |
| 79th | Bahamas, The | 48.54 | -1.1% |
| 80th | Iceland | 48.59 | 1.1% |
| 81st | Netherlands | 48.64 | 0.5% |
| 82nd | Sri Lanka | 48.64 | 0.5% |
| 83rd | St. Martin (French part) | 48.76 | -1.6% |
| 84th | Montenegro | 48.77 | -0.7% |
| 85th | European Union | 49.27 | 0.6% |
| 86th | Albania | 49.46 | -2.0% |
| 87th | Croatia | 49.95 | -0.3% |
| 88th | Malaysia | 50.22 | -2.6% |
| 89th | Türkiye | 50.25 | -1.6% |
| 90th | Greece | 50.41 | 0.8% |
| 91st | Portugal | 50.46 | 0.6% |
| 92nd | Finland | 50.48 | 0.5% |
| 93rd | Gibraltar | 50.53 | -0.5% |
| 94th | Jamaica | 50.64 | -3.0% |
| 95th | New Caledonia | 50.80 | -0.6% |
| 96th | New Zealand | 50.83 | 0.4% |
| 97th | Colombia | 50.85 | -1.9% |
| 98th | Norway | 50.90 | -0.1% |
| 99th | Myanmar | 51.10 | -1.6% |
| 100th | Indonesia | 51.43 | -0.7% |
| 101st | United Kingdom | 51.44 | 0.5% |
| 102nd | Belgium | 51.49 | 0.1% |
| 103rd | Libya | 51.69 | -1.0% |
| 104th | Isle of Man | 51.71 | 0.4% |
| 105th | Grenada | 51.73 | -2.4% |
| 106th | Virgin Islands (US) | 51.75 | 1.1% |
| 107th | Uzbekistan | 52.10 | -2.5% |
| 108th | Germany | 52.16 | 0.7% |
| 109th | Denmark | 52.19 | 0.9% |
| 110th | Italy | 52.33 | 0.5% |
| 111th | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 52.39 | -1.6% |
| 112th | Guam | 52.53 | -0.8% |
| 113th | Morocco | 52.80 | -1.1% |
| 114th | Sweden | 52.82 | 0.9% |
| 115th | Turkmenistan | 53.02 | -2.9% |
| 116th | South Africa | 53.67 | -1.0% |
| 117th | Kosovo | 53.70 | -0.8% |
| 118th | Dominica | 53.82 | -2.1% |
| 119th | Kyrgyz Republic | 53.83 | -2.7% |
| 120th | Bhutan | 54.10 | -2.7% |
| 121st | France | 54.24 | 0.7% |
| 122nd | Fiji | 54.78 | -0.6% |
| 123rd | Panama | 55.23 | -0.5% |
| 124th | Puerto Rico (US) | 55.56 | 0.3% |
| 125th | Argentina | 56.74 | -0.6% |
| 126th | Japan | 56.79 | 1.9% |
| 127th | Mexico | 56.79 | -1.6% |
| 128th | Dominican Republic | 56.87 | -1.6% |
| 129th | Suriname | 56.95 | -0.4% |
| 130th | Faroe Islands | 57.29 | 1.0% |
| 131st | Uruguay | 57.88 | -0.7% |
| 132nd | Peru | 57.92 | -1.0% |
| 133rd | India | 57.92 | -1.6% |
| 134th | Nauru | 59.25 | 0.6% |
| 135th | Guyana | 59.60 | -2.2% |
| 136th | Ecuador | 59.84 | -1.2% |
| 137th | Botswana | 60.37 | -1.1% |
| 138th | Cambodia | 60.42 | -2.8% |
| 139th | Israel | 60.52 | 0.2% |
| 140th | Egypt, Arab Republic of | 60.76 | -0.2% |
| 141st | Paraguay | 61.35 | -2.1% |
| 142nd | Cabo Verde | 61.56 | -4.2% |
| 143rd | Bangladesh | 62.70 | -1.0% |
| 144th | Monaco | 62.85 | 5.3% |
| 145th | Tuvalu | 62.97 | -2.1% |
| 146th | Nicaragua | 64.03 | -1.9% |
| 147th | American Samoa | 64.35 | -1.6% |
| 148th | Philippines | 64.73 | -1.1% |
| 149th | Micronesia, Federated States of | 64.76 | -2.1% |
| 150th | El Salvador | 64.94 | -2.6% |
| 151st | Syrian Arab Republic | 65.89 | 0.4% |
| 152nd | Jordan | 66.34 | -1.8% |
| 153rd | Belize | 67.20 | -1.9% |
| 154th | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 67.30 | -1.4% |
| 155th | Tajikistan | 67.56 | -1.5% |
| 156th | Djibouti | 67.73 | -1.6% |
| 157th | Kiribati | 67.76 | -0.8% |
| 158th | Papua New Guinea | 67.90 | -1.0% |
| 159th | Namibia | 68.01 | -1.5% |
| 160th | Haiti | 68.20 | -1.5% |
| 161st | Lao PDR | 68.91 | -3.3% |
| 162nd | Lesotho | 69.34 | -0.8% |
| 163rd | Nepal | 70.51 | -2.4% |
| 164th | Marshall Islands | 70.87 | 0.9% |
| 165th | Vanuatu | 71.10 | -1.0% |
| 166th | Honduras | 71.55 | -2.4% |
| 167th | Gabon | 72.04 | -1.5% |
| 168th | Equatorial Guinea | 72.18 | -0.9% |
| 169th | Eswatini | 72.96 | -2.0% |
| 170th | Ghana | 74.40 | -1.0% |
| 171st | Pakistan | 76.32 | -1.3% |
| 172nd | Congo, Republic of | 76.45 | -0.8% |
| 173rd | Samoa | 76.73 | -0.8% |
| 174th | Tonga | 77.18 | -0.9% |
| 175th | Guatemala | 77.76 | -2.2% |
| 176th | Togo | 79.46 | -0.1% |
| 177th | Iraq | 80.11 | -1.1% |
| 178th | Solomon Islands | 80.48 | -0.2% |
| 179th | West Bank and Gaza | 82.68 | -2.2% |
| 180th | Rwanda | 82.94 | -0.5% |
| 181st | Zimbabwe | 84.48 | 1.2% |
| 182nd | São Tomé and Principe | 84.67 | -0.2% |
| 183rd | Kenya | 84.67 | -0.6% |
| 184th | Timor-Leste | 84.87 | 0.5% |
| 185th | South Sudan | 84.91 | -1.6% |
| 186th | Senegal | 85.92 | 0.0% |
| 187th | Guinea-Bissau | 85.94 | -0.8% |
| 188th | Eritrea | 86.35 | -0.9% |
| 189th | Liberia | 86.45 | -0.1% |
| 190th | Comoros | 86.83 | -2.7% |
| 191st | Sierra Leone | 87.47 | -0.6% |
| 192nd | Cameroon | 87.94 | -0.4% |
| 193rd | Yemen, Republic of | 88.05 | -2.3% |
| 194th | Madagascar | 88.63 | -1.1% |
| 195th | Côte d'Ivoire | 89.07 | -3.7% |
| 196th | Benin | 89.20 | -0.7% |
| 197th | Sudan | 89.76 | -0.9% |
| 198th | Burundi | 89.85 | -0.9% |
| 199th | Mauritania | 89.92 | -0.2% |
| 200th | Nigeria | 90.02 | 0.4% |
| 201st | Gambia, The | 90.22 | -1.2% |
| 202nd | Central African Republic | 90.88 | 0.5% |
| 203rd | Angola | 91.78 | 0.0% |
| 204th | Tanzania | 92.46 | 0.7% |
| 205th | Burkina Faso | 93.11 | 0.3% |
| 206th | Zambia | 93.41 | -0.9% |
| 207th | Mozambique | 93.50 | 0.5% |
| 208th | Guinea | 93.70 | -1.0% |
| 209th | Congo, Democratic Republic of | 96.80 | 0.3% |
| 210th | Mali | 99.16 | 0.5% |
| 211th | Malawi | 99.79 | -0.4% |
| 212th | Chad | 103.97 | -0.3% |
| 213th | Afghanistan | 104.80 | -1.4% |
| 214th | Somalia, Fed. Rep. | 105.21 | -0.4% |
| 215th | Niger | 106.75 | 0.7% |
| 216th | Uganda | 106.96 | -0.9% |
FAQ
What was Puerto Rico (US)'s dependency ratio in 2009?▾
Puerto Rico (US)'s dependency ratio in 2009 was 55.56. This ranked 124th globally.
How did Puerto Rico (US)'s dependency ratio change in 2009?▾
Puerto Rico (US)'s dependency ratio increased by 0.3% in 2009 compared to 2008.
Which country had the highest dependency ratio in 2009?▾
Uganda had the highest dependency ratio in 2009 at 106.96.
What is the dependency ratio of Puerto Rico (US) in 2009?▾
The dependency ratio of Puerto Rico (US) in 2009 was 55.56. This ranked 124th globally.
How does 2009 compare to 2008 for Puerto Rico (US)'s dependency ratio?▾
Puerto Rico (US)'s dependency ratio went from 55.40 in 2008 to 55.56 in 2009, a 0.3% increase.
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