Dependency ratio - Cities and FUAs in Jerusalem

Jerusalem: Dependency ratio - Cities and FUAs was 16.3 Percentage of population aged 15-64 years in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
16.3 Percentage of population aged 15-64 years
Change on year
up 1.2%
Rank
1081st
of 1249 regions
All-time high
16.3 Percentage of population aged 15-64 years
in 2021
All-time low
14.1 Percentage of population aged 15-64 years
in 2008
Years of data
17
2001–2021

Dependency ratio - Cities and FUAs in Jerusalem, 2001–2021

0510152001201120212001: 14.2 Percentage of population aged 15-64 years2002: 14.4 Percentage of population aged 15-64 years2003: 14.5 Percentage of population aged 15-64 years2004: 14.5 Percentage of population aged 15-64 years2006: 14.4 Percentage of population aged 15-64 years2007: 14.3 Percentage of population aged 15-64 years2008: 14.1 Percentage of population aged 15-64 years2009: 14.1 Percentage of population aged 15-64 years2013: 14.9 Percentage of population aged 15-64 years2014: 15.1 Percentage of population aged 15-64 years2015: 15.2 Percentage of population aged 15-64 years2016: 15.5 Percentage of population aged 15-64 years2017: 15.7 Percentage of population aged 15-64 years2018: 15.8 Percentage of population aged 15-64 years2019: 16 Percentage of population aged 15-64 years2020: 16.1 Percentage of population aged 15-64 years2021: 16.3 Percentage of population aged 15-64 years

Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage of population aged 15-64 years.

Analysis

Jerusalem recorded 16.3 Percentage of population aged 15-64 years for dependency ratio - cities and fuas in 2021. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 15.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, dependency ratio - cities and fuas in Jerusalem peaked at 16.3 Percentage of population aged 15-64 years in 2021 and was at its lowest, 14.1 Percentage of population aged 15-64 years, in 2008.

That places Jerusalem 1081st out of 1249 regions with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.

Dependency ratio - Cities and FUAs in Jerusalem, year by year

Annual values for Dependency ratio - Cities and FUAs in Jerusalem, 2001 to 2021.
Year Percentage of population aged 15-64 years Change
2001 14.2 Percentage of population aged 15-64 years —
2002 14.4 Percentage of population aged 15-64 years +1.4%
2003 14.5 Percentage of population aged 15-64 years +0.7%
2004 14.5 Percentage of population aged 15-64 years +0.0%
2006 14.4 Percentage of population aged 15-64 years -0.7%
2007 14.3 Percentage of population aged 15-64 years -0.7%
2008 14.1 Percentage of population aged 15-64 years -1.4%
2009 14.1 Percentage of population aged 15-64 years +0.0%
2013 14.9 Percentage of population aged 15-64 years +5.7%
2014 15.1 Percentage of population aged 15-64 years +1.3%
2015 15.2 Percentage of population aged 15-64 years +0.7%
2016 15.5 Percentage of population aged 15-64 years +2.0%
2017 15.7 Percentage of population aged 15-64 years +1.3%
2018 15.8 Percentage of population aged 15-64 years +0.6%
2019 16 Percentage of population aged 15-64 years +1.3%
2020 16.1 Percentage of population aged 15-64 years +0.6%
2021 16.3 Percentage of population aged 15-64 years +1.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 14.31 Percentage of population aged 15-64 years 14.1 Percentage of population aged 15-64 years 14.5 Percentage of population aged 15-64 years 8
2010s 15.46 Percentage of population aged 15-64 years 14.9 Percentage of population aged 15-64 years 16 Percentage of population aged 15-64 years 7
2020s 16.2 Percentage of population aged 15-64 years 16.1 Percentage of population aged 15-64 years 16.3 Percentage of population aged 15-64 years 2

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Frequently asked questions

What is dependency ratio - cities and fuas in Jerusalem?
Dependency ratio - cities and fuas in Jerusalem was 16.3 Percentage of population aged 15-64 years in 2021, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
What is the highest dependency ratio - cities and fuas recorded in Jerusalem?
The highest recorded value was 16.3 Percentage of population aged 15-64 years in 2021.
What is the lowest dependency ratio - cities and fuas recorded in Jerusalem?
The lowest recorded value was 14.1 Percentage of population aged 15-64 years in 2008.
How does Jerusalem rank for dependency ratio - cities and fuas?
Jerusalem ranks 1081st out of 1249 regions with data for 2021.
Is dependency ratio - cities and fuas rising or falling in Jerusalem?
Over the last ten years it is up 15.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Jerusalem data come from?
The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Dependency ratio - Cities and FUAs. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Dependency ratio - Cities and FUAs
Unit
Percentage of population aged 15-64 years
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
1,260 places, 27,881 data points, 1980–2025
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This dataset provides an indicator of dependency ratios for OECD Functional Urban Areas (FUAs) and cities. Data sources and methodology Dependency ratios are derived from population by age and sex data collected at the level of small administrative units (e.g. municipalities) and aggregated at the FUA and city level. The correspondence table between SAUs and FUAs/cities is available in parquet and csv format. Defining FUAs and cities The OECD, in cooperation with the EU, has developed a harmonised definition of functional urban areas (FUAs) to capture the economic and functional reach of cities based on daily commuting patterns (OECD, 2012). FUAs consist of: A city – defined by urban centres in the degree of urbanisation, adapted to the closest local administrative units to define a city. A commuting zone – including all local areas where at least 15% of employed residents work in the city. The delineation process includes: Assigning municipalities surrounded by a single FUA to that FUA. Excluding non-contiguous municipalities. The definition identifies 1 272 FUAs and 1 269 cities in all OECD member countries except Costa Rica and three accession countries. Cite this dataset OECD Regions, cities and local areas database (Dependency ratio - Cities and FUAs), http://oe.cd/geostats Further information OECD Local Data Portal OECD Regions and Cities at a Glance For questions and/or comments, please email CitiesStat@oecd.org