Lebanon vs Palau: Old-age dependency ratio
Lebanon
15.5%
in 2023
Palau
15.4%
in 2023
Lebanon rank
103rd
Palau rank
104th
Old-age dependency ratio over time
- Lebanon
- Palau
How they compare
Lebanon currently reports 15.5% against 15.4% in Palau, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Palau ahead.
Lebanon ranks 103rd and Palau ranks 104th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Lebanon averaged higher in 4 and Palau in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lebanon | Palau | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 11.8% | 12.9% | 1.1% | Palau |
| 1960s | 10.4% | 10.1% | 0.3% | Lebanon |
| 1970s | 8.7% | 8.9% | 0.1% | Palau |
| 1980s | 7.1% | 9.0% | 1.9% | Palau |
| 1990s | 7.5% | 8.4% | 0.9% | Palau |
| 2000s | 8.4% | 7.8% | 0.6% | Lebanon |
| 2010s | 10.5% | 10.4% | 0.2% | Lebanon |
| 2020s | 14.9% | 14.4% | 0.5% | Lebanon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher old-age dependency ratio, Lebanon or Palau?
- Lebanon, at 15.5% against 15.4% in Palau as of 2023.
- What is the difference in old-age dependency ratio between Lebanon and Palau?
- 0.1%, with Lebanon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lebanon and Palau?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Lebanon and Palau rank globally for old-age dependency ratio?
- Lebanon ranks 103rd and Palau ranks 104th 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).