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

Tonga, at 71.7% against 70.8% in Palestine, State of as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Tonga 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 (% of working-age population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Tonga vs Palestine, State of: Age dependency ratio

Tonga

71.7%

in 2025

Palestine, State of

70.8%

in 2025

Tonga rank

35th

Palestine, State of rank

37th

Age dependency ratio over time

Tonga
Palestine, State of

How they compare

Tonga currently reports 71.7% against 70.8% in Palestine, State of, a difference of 0.9%.

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

Tonga ranks 35th and Palestine, State of ranks 37th of 218 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Tonga	Palestine, State of	Difference	Ahead
1990s	81.2%	103.3%	22.1%	Palestine, State of
2000s	77.9%	91.4%	13.5%	Palestine, State of
2010s	74.9%	77.4%	2.6%	Palestine, State of
2020s	72.6%	73.1%	0.5%	Palestine, State of

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher age dependency ratio, Tonga or Palestine, State of?: Tonga, at 71.7% against 70.8% in Palestine, State of as of 2025.
What is the difference in age dependency ratio between Tonga and Palestine, State of?: 0.9%, with Tonga ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Tonga and Palestine, State of?: 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Tonga and Palestine, State of rank globally for age dependency ratio?: Tonga ranks 35th 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
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

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.