Latin America & Caribbean vs Palestine: Age dependency ratio
Latin America & Caribbean
47.8%
in 2025
Palestine
70.8%
in 2025
Latin America & Caribbean rank
37th
Palestine rank
37th
Age dependency ratio over time
- Latin America & Caribbean
- Palestine
How they compare
Palestine currently reports 70.8% against 47.8% in Latin America & Caribbean, a difference of 23.0%.
That makes Palestine's figure about 1.5 times Latin America & Caribbean's.
Across all 36 years both countries report, Palestine has been ahead every year.
Latin America & Caribbean ranks 37th and Palestine ranks 37th of 47 groups.
Palestine has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Latin America & Caribbean | Palestine | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 65.8% | 103.3% | 37.4% | Palestine |
| 2000s | 57.1% | 91.4% | 34.2% | Palestine |
| 2010s | 50.7% | 77.4% | 26.8% | Palestine |
| 2020s | 48.2% | 73.1% | 24.9% | Palestine |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, Latin America & Caribbean or Palestine?
- Palestine, at 70.8% against 47.8% in Latin America & Caribbean as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio between Latin America & Caribbean and Palestine?
- 23.0%, with Palestine ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & Caribbean and Palestine?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Latin America & Caribbean and Palestine rank globally for age dependency ratio?
- Latin America & Caribbean ranks 37th and Palestine ranks 37th of 47 groups.
- 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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About this data
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.