Israel vs Jordan

Israel vs Jordan: People aged 65 and over

People aged 65 and over in 2023: 12.4% in Israel and 4.3% in Jordan, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Israel, by 8.1 percentage points, or 2.87 times that in Jordan.

% of people · UN

Israel vs Jordan: People aged 65 and overPeople aged 65 and over in 2023: 12.4% in Israel and 4.3% in Jordan, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Israel, by 8.1 percentage points, or 2.87 times that in Jordan.
IsraelJordanUN projection (medium variant)World

What the numbers say

  • Israel has been higher since 1957, when it overtook Jordan.
  • In 2023, Israel ranked 84 and Jordan ranked 167 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The UN projection (medium variant) puts Israel at 23.9% and Jordan at 25.6% in 2100.
  • The world as a whole: 10% in 2023.

Every year

% of people · UN

YearIsraelJordanWorld
202312.44.310
202212.34.19.8
202112.249.5
202012.13.99.3
201911.93.89.1
201811.73.68.9
201711.53.58.7
201611.33.48.5
2015113.38.3
201410.83.48.1
201310.63.57.9
201210.33.67.8
201110.13.57.7
20109.93.57.6
20099.83.47.5
20089.83.37.5
20079.93.37.4
20069.93.27.3
2005103.17.3
20049.937.2
20039.937.1
20029.82.97
20019.72.86.9
20009.72.76.8
19999.72.66.8
19989.82.66.7
19979.82.56.6
19969.82.46.5
19959.72.46.5
19949.62.46.4
19939.52.46.3
19929.42.46.2
19919.42.36.1
19909.22.46.1
19899.12.46
19889.12.36
198792.35.9
198692.35.9
19858.92.45.8
19848.92.45.8
19838.92.45.8
198292.45.8
19818.92.45.8
19808.82.55.8
19798.62.55.8
19788.42.65.7
19778.22.65.6
197682.75.6
19757.72.85.5
19747.52.85.5
19737.22.95.4
1972735.4
19716.835.3
19706.63.15.3
19696.43.25.2
19686.23.35.2
196763.45.2
19665.93.55.1
19655.73.65.1
19645.63.75
19635.53.95
19625.445
19615.24.15
196054.25
19594.84.35
19584.64.45
19574.54.45
19564.44.55
19554.34.65
19544.24.75
19534.14.75
19524.14.85
195144.95
1950455.1
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
YearIsraelJordanWorld
202412.64.510.2
202512.74.810.4
202612.8510.6
202712.95.210.8
2028135.511.1
202913.15.811.5
203013.26.111.8
203113.36.412
203213.46.712.3
203313.5712.6
203413.67.312.8
203513.77.713.1
203613.9813.4
2037148.313.7
203814.18.613.9
203914.38.914.1
204014.59.214.3
204114.69.514.5
204214.89.814.7
204314.910.114.9
20441510.415
204515.110.615.2
204615.310.915.4
204715.411.215.7
204815.511.515.9
204915.611.816.1
205015.712.116.3
205115.812.416.6
205215.912.716.8
2053161317.1
205416.113.317.3
205516.213.617.6
205616.213.917.8
205716.314.218
205816.414.618.2
205916.514.918.4
206016.515.218.5
206116.615.518.7
206216.615.718.8
206316.715.919
206416.816.119.1
206516.916.219.3
20661716.419.4
206717.116.619.6
206817.216.819.7
206917.417.119.9
207017.617.420
207117.717.720.2
207217.91820.3
207318.118.420.5
207418.318.920.7
207518.619.320.9
207618.819.721.1
20771920.121.3
207819.320.521.5
207919.520.821.7
208019.821.221.9
20812021.522.1
208220.321.822.3
208320.62222.4
208420.822.322.6
208521.122.622.7
208621.322.822.8
208721.52322.9
208821.823.322.9
20892223.423
209022.223.623.1
209122.423.823.2
209222.52423.3
209322.724.223.3
209422.924.423.4
20952324.523.5
209623.224.723.6
209723.424.923.7
209823.625.123.7
209923.825.323.8
210023.925.623.9

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Good to know

  • The share of the population aged 65 or older.
  • Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024.
  • The dashed line is the UN projection (medium variant), a scenario rather than a forecast.
  • Ranks count the 229 countries with a value in 2023, highest first.
  • The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.

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