Which has higher total dependency ratio, Sierra Leone or Palestine, State of?

Palestine, State of, at 72.9% against 71.6% in Sierra Leone as of 2023.

What is the difference in total dependency ratio between Sierra Leone and Palestine, State of?

1.3%, with Palestine, State of ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Sierra Leone and Palestine, State of?

74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Total dependency ratio. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Sierra Leone vs Palestine, State of: Total dependency ratio

Sierra Leone

71.6%

in 2023

Palestine, State of

72.9%

in 2023

Sierra Leone rank

44th

Palestine, State of rank

41st

Total dependency ratio over time

Sierra Leone
Palestine, State of

How they compare

Palestine, State of currently reports 72.9% against 71.6% in Sierra Leone, a difference of 1.3%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Palestine, State of ahead.

Sierra Leone ranks 44th and Palestine, State of ranks 41st of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Sierra Leone averaged higher in 1 and Palestine, State of in 7.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Sierra Leone	Palestine, State of	Difference	Ahead
1950s	72.6%	103.1%	30.4%	Palestine, State of
1960s	75.5%	107.2%	31.7%	Palestine, State of
1970s	82.8%	108.7%	25.9%	Palestine, State of
1980s	86.8%	106.3%	19.5%	Palestine, State of
1990s	89.0%	103.3%	14.2%	Palestine, State of
2000s	89.2%	91.4%	2.1%	Palestine, State of
2010s	82.1%	77.4%	4.7%	Sierra Leone
2020s	73.5%	74.0%	0.5%	Palestine, State of

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher total dependency ratio, Sierra Leone or Palestine, State of?: Palestine, State of, at 72.9% against 71.6% in Sierra Leone as of 2023.
What is the difference in total dependency ratio between Sierra Leone and Palestine, State of?: 1.3%, with Palestine, State of ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sierra Leone and Palestine, State of?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Sierra Leone and Palestine, State of rank globally for total dependency ratio?: Sierra Leone ranks 44th and Palestine, State of ranks 41st of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Total dependency ratio. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Total dependency ratio
Unit: %
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Number of children (under 15) and people aged 65 and over per 100 working-age people (aged 15 to 64).