Cook Islands vs Israel: Old-age dependency ratio

Cook Islands
20.7%
in 2023
Israel
20.7%
in 2023
Cook Islands rank
79th
Israel rank
80th

Old-age dependency ratio over time

  • Cook Islands
  • Israel
5101520195019862023

How they compare

Cook Islands currently reports 20.7% against 20.7% in Israel, a difference of 0.0%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Israel ahead.

Cook Islands ranks 79th and Israel ranks 80th of 236 countries.

Israel has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cook Islands Israel Difference Ahead
1950s 5.8% 7.0% 1.2% Israel
1960s 6.6% 9.5% 2.9% Israel
1970s 7.6% 12.8% 5.2% Israel
1980s 8.0% 15.3% 7.3% Israel
1990s 8.4% 15.8% 7.4% Israel
2000s 11.2% 15.8% 4.6% Israel
2010s 14.9% 17.9% 3.0% Israel
2020s 18.7% 20.4% 1.7% Israel

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher old-age dependency ratio, Cook Islands or Israel?
Cook Islands, at 20.7% against 20.7% in Israel as of 2023.
What is the difference in old-age dependency ratio between Cook Islands and Israel?
0.0%, with Cook Islands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cook Islands and Israel?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Cook Islands and Israel rank globally for old-age dependency ratio?
Cook Islands ranks 79th and Israel ranks 80th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Old-age dependency ratio. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Old-age dependency ratio
Unit
%
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed

Number of people aged 65 and over per 100 working-age people (aged 15 to 64).