Age dependency ratio, young in Palestine, State of
Palestine, State of: Age dependency ratio, young was 64.2% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Age dependency ratio, young in Palestine, State of, 1990–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in % of working-age population.
Analysis
Palestine, State of recorded 64.2% for age dependency ratio, young in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.9% on the previous year and down 9.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age dependency ratio, young in Palestine, State of peaked at 100.7% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 64.2%, in 2025.
That places Palestine, State of 37th out of 218 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Age dependency ratio, young in Palestine, State of, year by year
| Year | % of working-age population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 100.7% | — |
| 1991 | 100.5% | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 100.4% | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 100.1% | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 99.8% | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 99.2% | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 98.6% | -0.7% |
| 1997 | 97.7% | -0.9% |
| 1998 | 96.7% | -1.0% |
| 1999 | 95.6% | -1.2% |
| 2000 | 94.4% | -1.3% |
| 2001 | 93.1% | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 91.5% | -1.6% |
| 2003 | 89.8% | -1.9% |
| 2004 | 87.9% | -2.1% |
| 2005 | 85.8% | -2.3% |
| 2006 | 83.7% | -2.5% |
| 2007 | 81.5% | -2.6% |
| 2008 | 79.4% | -2.6% |
| 2009 | 77.5% | -2.4% |
| 2010 | 75.9% | -2.1% |
| 2011 | 74.6% | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 73.5% | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 72.5% | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 71.5% | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 70.8% | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 70.1% | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 69.8% | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 69.7% | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 69.4% | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 68.8% | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 68.1% | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 67.2% | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 66.4% | -1.2% |
| 2024 | 65.5% | -1.3% |
| 2025 | 64.2% | -1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 98.9% | 95.6% | 100.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 86.5% | 77.5% | 94.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 71.8% | 69.4% | 75.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 66.7% | 64.2% | 68.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Palestine, State of
- 34 Eritrea 64.6% compare
- 35 South Sudan 64.5% compare
- 36 Senegal 64.4% compare
- 38 Sao Tome and Principe 63.9% compare
- 39 Sierra Leone 63.7% compare
- 40 Comoros 62.8% compare
More health data for Palestine, State of
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.39 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.4 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 774.2 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 284 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.1708 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0623 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.0116 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is age dependency ratio, young in Palestine, State of?
- Age dependency ratio, young in Palestine, State of was 64.2% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest age dependency ratio, young recorded in Palestine, State of?
- The highest recorded value was 100.7% in 1990.
- What is the lowest age dependency ratio, young recorded in Palestine, State of?
- The lowest recorded value was 64.2% in 2025.
- How does Palestine, State of rank for age dependency ratio, young?
- Palestine, State of ranks 37th out of 218 countries with data for 2025.
- Is age dependency ratio, young rising or falling in Palestine, State of?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Palestine, State of data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Age dependency ratio, young (% of working-age population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Age dependency ratio, young, is the ratio of younger dependents--people younger than 15--to the working-age population--those ages 15-64. Data are shown as the proportion of dependents per 100 working-age population.