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
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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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Indicator
Share of children, working-age adults, and older people
Unit
people
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

Total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown. This only includes people aged 0-14.