Botswana vs Palestine: Age dependency ratio, old (% of working-age population)
Botswana
6.4%
in 2025
Palestine
6.6%
in 2025
Botswana rank
169th
Palestine rank
167th
Age dependency ratio, old (% of working-age population) over time
- Botswana
- Palestine
How they compare
Palestine currently reports 6.6% against 6.4% in Botswana, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Botswana ahead.
Botswana ranks 169th and Palestine ranks 167th of 218 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 3 and Palestine in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Palestine | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.0% | 4.3% | 1.7% | Botswana |
| 2000s | 5.6% | 4.9% | 0.7% | Botswana |
| 2010s | 5.7% | 5.7% | 0.1% | Botswana |
| 2020s | 6.2% | 6.5% | 0.3% | Palestine |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, old, Botswana or Palestine?
- Palestine, at 6.6% against 6.4% in Botswana as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio, old between Botswana and Palestine?
- 0.2%, with Palestine ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Palestine?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Botswana and Palestine rank globally for age dependency ratio, old?
- Botswana ranks 169th and Palestine ranks 167th of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Age dependency ratio, old (% of working-age population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Age dependency ratio, old, is the ratio of older dependents--people older than 64--to the working-age population--those ages 15-64. Data are shown as the proportion of dependents per 100 working-age population.