Age dependency ratio, old in Israel
Israel: Age dependency ratio, old was 21.1% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Age dependency ratio, old in Israel, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in % of working-age population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for age dependency ratio, old in Israel is 21.1%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 16.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age dependency ratio, old in Israel peaked at 21.1% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 8.4%, in 1960.
That places Israel 71st out of 217 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Age dependency ratio, old in Israel, year by year
| Year | % of working-age population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 8.4% | — |
| 1961 | 8.7% | +3.9% |
| 1962 | 9.0% | +2.6% |
| 1963 | 9.2% | +2.2% |
| 1964 | 9.4% | +2.3% |
| 1965 | 9.6% | +2.4% |
| 1966 | 9.8% | +2.5% |
| 1967 | 10.1% | +2.4% |
| 1968 | 10.3% | +2.4% |
| 1969 | 10.6% | +2.6% |
| 1970 | 10.9% | +2.9% |
| 1971 | 11.2% | +3.2% |
| 1972 | 11.6% | +3.5% |
| 1973 | 12.0% | +3.6% |
| 1974 | 12.5% | +3.7% |
| 1975 | 13.0% | +3.9% |
| 1976 | 13.4% | +3.7% |
| 1977 | 13.9% | +3.4% |
| 1978 | 14.3% | +3.2% |
| 1979 | 14.8% | +3.0% |
| 1980 | 15.1% | +2.4% |
| 1981 | 15.3% | +1.2% |
| 1982 | 15.4% | +0.3% |
| 1983 | 15.3% | -0.4% |
| 1984 | 15.2% | -0.7% |
| 1985 | 15.2% | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 15.3% | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 15.3% | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 15.4% | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 15.4% | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 15.5% | +0.7% |
| 1991 | 15.6% | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 15.7% | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 15.7% | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 15.8% | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 16.0% | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 16.1% | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 16.0% | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 15.9% | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 15.8% | -0.9% |
| 2000 | 15.7% | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 15.7% | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 15.8% | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 15.9% | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 16.0% | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 16.0% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 16.0% | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 15.9% | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 15.8% | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 15.8% | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 15.9% | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 16.3% | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 16.8% | +3.2% |
| 2013 | 17.3% | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 17.7% | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 18.1% | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 18.6% | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 19.1% | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 19.5% | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 19.8% | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 20.1% | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 20.4% | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 20.5% | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 20.7% | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 20.9% | +1.0% |
| 2025 | 21.1% | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9.5% | 8.4% | 10.6% | 10 |
| 1970s | 12.8% | 10.9% | 14.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 15.3% | 15.1% | 15.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 15.8% | 15.5% | 16.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 15.8% | 15.7% | 16.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.9% | 15.9% | 19.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.6% | 20.1% | 21.1% | 6 |
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.65 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.6956 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 665.9 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 119 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 80 and above, female, per capita 0.0177 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, annual growth rate 3.1 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per capita 0.0121 units per person (2025)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, gaps filled 37 (2022)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, per capita 0 units per person (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is age dependency ratio, old in Israel?
- Age dependency ratio, old in Israel was 21.1% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest age dependency ratio, old recorded in Israel?
- The highest recorded value was 21.1% in 2025.
- What is the lowest age dependency ratio, old recorded in Israel?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.4% in 1960.
- How does Israel rank for age dependency ratio, old?
- Israel ranks 71st out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is age dependency ratio, old rising or falling in Israel?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Israel data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Age dependency ratio, old (% of working-age population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.