Age dependency ratio in Israel
Israel: Age dependency ratio was 66.3% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Age dependency ratio in Israel, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in % of working-age population.
Analysis
Israel recorded 66.3% for age dependency ratio in 2025.
That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and up 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age dependency ratio in Israel peaked at 71.6% in 1980 and was at its lowest, 60.4%, in 2008.
Israel ranks 54th of 217 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Age dependency ratio in Israel, year by year
| Year | % of working-age population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 67.4% | — |
| 1961 | 67.0% | -0.6% |
| 1962 | 67.2% | +0.4% |
| 1963 | 67.6% | +0.5% |
| 1964 | 67.6% | +0.1% |
| 1965 | 67.5% | -0.2% |
| 1966 | 67.3% | -0.3% |
| 1967 | 67.0% | -0.5% |
| 1968 | 66.7% | -0.5% |
| 1969 | 66.3% | -0.5% |
| 1970 | 66.0% | -0.5% |
| 1971 | 65.7% | -0.4% |
| 1972 | 65.7% | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 66.2% | +0.8% |
| 1974 | 67.0% | +1.2% |
| 1975 | 67.9% | +1.3% |
| 1976 | 68.9% | +1.4% |
| 1977 | 69.8% | +1.4% |
| 1978 | 70.6% | +1.1% |
| 1979 | 71.2% | +0.9% |
| 1980 | 71.6% | +0.5% |
| 1981 | 71.5% | -0.0% |
| 1982 | 71.4% | -0.2% |
| 1983 | 71.2% | -0.3% |
| 1984 | 70.9% | -0.3% |
| 1985 | 70.7% | -0.3% |
| 1986 | 70.4% | -0.5% |
| 1987 | 69.9% | -0.7% |
| 1988 | 69.5% | -0.6% |
| 1989 | 69.0% | -0.7% |
| 1990 | 68.1% | -1.3% |
| 1991 | 66.9% | -1.8% |
| 1992 | 66.0% | -1.3% |
| 1993 | 65.5% | -0.8% |
| 1994 | 65.0% | -0.7% |
| 1995 | 64.6% | -0.6% |
| 1996 | 64.1% | -0.8% |
| 1997 | 63.4% | -1.1% |
| 1998 | 62.8% | -1.0% |
| 1999 | 62.0% | -1.2% |
| 2000 | 61.4% | -1.1% |
| 2001 | 60.9% | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 60.8% | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 60.8% | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 60.9% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 60.8% | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 60.7% | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 60.5% | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 60.4% | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 60.5% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 61.0% | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 61.7% | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 62.6% | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 63.3% | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 64.0% | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 64.6% | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 65.3% | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 66.0% | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 66.4% | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 66.7% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 66.9% | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 67.1% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 67.0% | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 66.8% | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 66.6% | -0.3% |
| 2025 | 66.3% | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 67.2% | 66.3% | 67.6% | 10 |
| 1970s | 67.9% | 65.7% | 71.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 70.6% | 69.0% | 71.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 64.8% | 62.0% | 68.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 60.8% | 60.4% | 61.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 64.1% | 61.0% | 66.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 66.8% | 66.3% | 67.1% | 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 0-14, female, annual growth rate 0.2922 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.1323 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate 0.3071 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.1394 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is age dependency ratio in Israel?
- Age dependency ratio in Israel was 66.3% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest age dependency ratio recorded in Israel?
- The highest recorded value was 71.6% in 1980.
- What is the lowest age dependency ratio recorded in Israel?
- The lowest recorded value was 60.4% in 2008.
- How does Israel rank for age dependency ratio?
- Israel ranks 54th out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is age dependency ratio rising or falling in Israel?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 (% of working-age population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.