Rwanda vs Palestine: Old-age dependency ratio
Rwanda
6.5%
in 2023
Palestine
6.6%
in 2023
Rwanda rank
184th
Palestine rank
182nd
Old-age dependency ratio over time
- Rwanda
- Palestine
How they compare
Palestine currently reports 6.6% against 6.5% in Rwanda, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Palestine ahead.
Rwanda ranks 184th and Palestine ranks 182nd of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Rwanda averaged higher in 2 and Palestine in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Rwanda | Palestine | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 5.9% | 8.9% | 3.0% | Palestine |
| 1960s | 6.5% | 7.0% | 0.5% | Palestine |
| 1970s | 5.4% | 5.2% | 0.2% | Rwanda |
| 1980s | 4.7% | 4.4% | 0.3% | Rwanda |
| 1990s | 4.3% | 4.3% | 0.0% | Palestine |
| 2000s | 4.7% | 4.9% | 0.2% | Palestine |
| 2010s | 5.3% | 5.7% | 0.3% | Palestine |
| 2020s | 6.3% | 6.4% | 0.1% | Palestine |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher old-age dependency ratio, Rwanda or Palestine?
- Palestine, at 6.6% against 6.5% in Rwanda as of 2023.
- What is the difference in old-age dependency ratio between Rwanda and Palestine?
- 0.1%, with Palestine ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Rwanda and Palestine?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Rwanda and Palestine rank globally for old-age dependency ratio?
- Rwanda ranks 184th and Palestine ranks 182nd 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
The number of people aged 65 and over per 100 working-age people (aged 15 to 64).