Eritrea vs Palestine, State of: Youth dependency ratio

Eritrea
67.7%
in 2023
Palestine, State of
66.4%
in 2023
Eritrea rank
35th
Palestine, State of rank
38th

Youth dependency ratio over time

  • Eritrea
  • Palestine, State of
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How they compare

Eritrea currently reports 67.7% against 66.4% in Palestine, State of, a difference of 1.3%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Palestine, State of ahead.

Eritrea ranks 35th and Palestine, State of ranks 38th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Eritrea averaged higher in 2 and Palestine, State of in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Eritrea Palestine, State of Difference Ahead
1950s 79.6% 94.1% 14.5% Palestine, State of
1960s 75.8% 100.2% 24.4% Palestine, State of
1970s 82.3% 103.5% 21.2% Palestine, State of
1980s 83.2% 101.9% 18.7% Palestine, State of
1990s 83.7% 98.9% 15.2% Palestine, State of
2000s 82.4% 86.5% 4.0% Palestine, State of
2010s 77.5% 71.8% 5.7% Eritrea
2020s 70.1% 67.6% 2.5% Eritrea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher youth dependency ratio, Eritrea or Palestine, State of?
Eritrea, at 67.7% against 66.4% in Palestine, State of as of 2023.
What is the difference in youth dependency ratio between Eritrea and Palestine, State of?
1.3%, with Eritrea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Palestine, State of?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Eritrea and Palestine, State of rank globally for youth dependency ratio?
Eritrea ranks 35th and Palestine, State of ranks 38th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Youth dependency ratio. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Youth 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

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