Age dependency breakdown in Palestine
Palestine: Age dependency breakdown was 6.6% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Age dependency breakdown in Palestine, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Palestine recorded 6.6% for age dependency breakdown in 2023.
The figure is up 2.3% on the previous year and up 20.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age dependency breakdown in Palestine peaked at 9.6% in 1950 and was at its lowest, 4.3%, in 1992.
That places Palestine 182nd out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 8.9% | 8.2% | 9.6% | 10 |
| 1960s | 7.0% | 6.0% | 8.0% | 10 |
| 1970s | 5.2% | 4.7% | 5.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.4% | 4.3% | 4.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.3% | 4.3% | 4.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.9% | 4.5% | 5.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.7% | 5.2% | 6.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.4% | 6.3% | 6.6% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Palestine
More reference data data for Palestine
- Temperature anomalies by month 1.26 °C (2026)
- Spring temperature anomalies -1.02 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies -0.1468 °C (2026)
- Winter temperature anomalies 1.1 °C (2025)
- Universal right to vote in practice 0 (1947)
- Consumer price index 209.56 2010 = 100 (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.266 °C (2025)
- Universal right to vote 0 (1947)
- Democracy 0 (1947)
- Chief executive of the government is elected 0 (1947)
Frequently asked questions
- What is age dependency breakdown in Palestine?
- Age dependency breakdown in Palestine was 6.6% in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest age dependency breakdown recorded in Palestine?
- The highest recorded value was 9.6% in 1950.
- What is the lowest age dependency breakdown recorded in Palestine?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.3% in 1992.
- How does Palestine rank for age dependency breakdown?
- Palestine ranks 182nd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is age dependency breakdown rising or falling in Palestine?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Palestine data come from?
- The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Age dependency breakdown. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The number of people aged 65 and over per 100 working-age people (aged 15 to 64).