Israel vs Thailand: Old-age dependency ratio
Israel
20.7%
in 2023
Thailand
20.9%
in 2023
Israel rank
80th
Thailand rank
77th
Old-age dependency ratio over time
- Israel
- Thailand
How they compare
Thailand currently reports 20.9% against 20.7% in Israel, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Israel ahead.
Israel ranks 80th and Thailand ranks 77th of 236 countries.
Israel has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Israel | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 7.0% | 5.5% | 1.5% | Israel |
| 1960s | 9.5% | 5.4% | 4.1% | Israel |
| 1970s | 12.8% | 5.6% | 7.1% | Israel |
| 1980s | 15.3% | 5.7% | 9.6% | Israel |
| 1990s | 15.8% | 7.0% | 8.8% | Israel |
| 2000s | 15.8% | 10.4% | 5.5% | Israel |
| 2010s | 17.9% | 14.3% | 3.6% | Israel |
| 2020s | 20.4% | 19.5% | 0.9% | Israel |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher old-age dependency ratio, Israel or Thailand?
- Thailand, at 20.9% against 20.7% in Israel as of 2023.
- What is the difference in old-age dependency ratio between Israel and Thailand?
- 0.2%, with Thailand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Israel and Thailand?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Israel and Thailand rank globally for old-age dependency ratio?
- Israel ranks 80th and Thailand ranks 77th 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
Number of people aged 65 and over per 100 working-age people (aged 15 to 64).