Eritrea vs Palestine, State of: Age dependency ratio

Eritrea
72.0%
in 2025
Palestine, State of
70.8%
in 2025
Eritrea rank
34th
Palestine, State of rank
37th

Age dependency ratio over time

  • Eritrea
  • Palestine, State of
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How they compare

Eritrea currently reports 72.0% against 70.8% in Palestine, State of, a difference of 1.2%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Palestine, State of ahead.

Eritrea ranks 34th and Palestine, State of ranks 37th of 218 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Eritrea averaged higher in 2 and Palestine, State of in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Eritrea Palestine, State of Difference Ahead
1990s 89.3% 103.3% 14.0% Palestine, State of
2000s 88.8% 91.4% 2.6% Palestine, State of
2010s 84.6% 77.4% 7.2% Eritrea
2020s 75.8% 73.1% 2.7% Eritrea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher age dependency ratio, Eritrea or Palestine, State of?
Eritrea, at 72.0% against 70.8% in Palestine, State of as of 2025.
What is the difference in age dependency ratio between Eritrea and Palestine, State of?
1.2%, with Eritrea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Palestine, State of?
36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Eritrea and Palestine, State of rank globally for age dependency ratio?
Eritrea ranks 34th and Palestine, State of ranks 37th of 218 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Age dependency ratio (% 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 (% 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
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Age dependency ratio is the ratio of dependents--people younger than 15 or 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.