Israel vs Netherlands: Share of children, working-age adults, and older people
Israel
2.56 million people
in 2023
Netherlands
2.74 million people
in 2023
Israel rank
90th
Netherlands rank
89th
Share of children, working-age adults, and older people over time
- Israel
- Netherlands
How they compare
Netherlands currently reports 2.74 million people against 2.56 million people in Israel, a difference of 188,770 people.
That makes Netherlands's figure about 1.1 times Israel's.
Across all 74 years both countries report, Netherlands has been ahead every year.
Israel ranks 90th and Netherlands ranks 89th of 236 countries.
Netherlands has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Israel | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 543,294 people | 3.19 million people | 2.65 million people | Netherlands |
| 1960s | 790,650 people | 3.48 million people | 2.69 million people | Netherlands |
| 1970s | 1.07 million people | 3.45 million people | 2.38 million people | Netherlands |
| 1980s | 1.32 million people | 2.91 million people | 1.59 million people | Netherlands |
| 1990s | 1.57 million people | 2.87 million people | 1.31 million people | Netherlands |
| 2000s | 1.86 million people | 3.02 million people | 1.16 million people | Netherlands |
| 2010s | 2.25 million people | 2.86 million people | 612,191 people | Netherlands |
| 2020s | 2.51 million people | 2.75 million people | 235,215 people | Netherlands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of children, working-age adults, and older people, Israel or Netherlands?
- Netherlands, at 2.74 million people against 2.56 million people in Israel as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of children, working-age adults, and older people between Israel and Netherlands?
- 188,770 people, with Netherlands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Israel and Netherlands?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Israel and Netherlands rank globally for share of children, working-age adults, and older people?
- Israel ranks 90th and Netherlands ranks 89th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Share of children, working-age adults, and older people. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown. This only includes people aged 0-14.