Israel vs Singapore: Age dependency ratio, old
Israel
21.1%
in 2025
Singapore
19.2%
in 2025
Israel rank
72nd
Singapore rank
75th
Age dependency ratio, old over time
- Israel
- Singapore
How they compare
Israel currently reports 21.1% against 19.2% in Singapore, a difference of 1.9%.
That makes Israel's figure about 1.1 times Singapore's.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Israel has been ahead every year.
Israel ranks 72nd and Singapore ranks 75th of 218 countries.
Israel has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Israel | Singapore | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9.5% | 5.1% | 4.4% | Israel |
| 1970s | 12.8% | 6.3% | 6.5% | Israel |
| 1980s | 15.3% | 7.2% | 8.1% | Israel |
| 1990s | 15.8% | 7.9% | 8.0% | Israel |
| 2000s | 15.8% | 9.0% | 6.9% | Israel |
| 2010s | 17.9% | 11.4% | 6.5% | Israel |
| 2020s | 20.6% | 17.2% | 3.4% | Israel |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, old, Israel or Singapore?
- Israel, at 21.1% against 19.2% in Singapore as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio, old between Israel and Singapore?
- 1.9%, with Israel ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Israel and Singapore?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Israel and Singapore rank globally for age dependency ratio, old?
- Israel ranks 72nd and Singapore ranks 75th 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.