Which has higher age dependency ratio, old, Rwanda or Palestine, State of?

Rwanda, at 6.8% against 6.6% in Palestine, State of as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Rwanda and Palestine, State of?

36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.

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.

Rwanda vs Palestine, State of: Age dependency ratio, old

Rwanda

6.8%

in 2025

Palestine, State of

6.6%

in 2025

Rwanda rank

164th

Palestine, State of rank

167th

Age dependency ratio, old over time

Rwanda
Palestine, State of

How they compare

Rwanda currently reports 6.8% against 6.6% in Palestine, State of, a difference of 0.2%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Rwanda ahead.

Rwanda ranks 164th and Palestine, State of ranks 167th of 218 countries.

Palestine, State of has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Rwanda	Palestine, State of	Difference	Ahead
1990s	4.3%	4.3%	0.0%	Palestine, State of
2000s	4.7%	4.9%	0.2%	Palestine, State of
2010s	5.3%	5.7%	0.3%	Palestine, State of
2020s	6.5%	6.5%	0.0%	Palestine, State of

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher age dependency ratio, old, Rwanda or Palestine, State of?: Rwanda, at 6.8% against 6.6% in Palestine, State of as of 2025.
What is the difference in age dependency ratio, old between Rwanda and Palestine, State of?: 0.2%, with Rwanda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Rwanda and Palestine, State of?: 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Rwanda and Palestine, State of rank globally for age dependency ratio, old?: Rwanda ranks 164th and Palestine, State of 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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Indicator: Age dependency ratio, old (% of working-age population)
Unit: % of working-age population
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 266 places, 17,526 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

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.