Israel vs Yemen

Israel vs Yemen: People aged 65 and over

People aged 65 and over in 2023: 12.4% in Israel and 2.5% in Yemen, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Israel, by 9.9 percentage points, or 4.95 times that in Yemen.

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% of people · UN

Israel vs Yemen: People aged 65 and overPeople aged 65 and over in 2023: 12.4% in Israel and 2.5% in Yemen, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Israel, by 9.9 percentage points, or 4.95 times that in Yemen.
IsraelYemenUN projection (medium variant)World

What the numbers say

  • Israel has been higher since 1951, when it overtook Yemen.
  • In 2023, Israel ranked 84 and Yemen ranked 221 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The UN projection (medium variant) puts Israel at 23.9% and Yemen at 16.4% in 2100.
  • The world as a whole: 10% in 2023.

Every year

% of people · UN

YearIsraelYemenWorld
202312.42.510
202212.32.59.8
202112.22.59.5
202012.12.59.3
201911.92.69.1
201811.72.68.9
201711.52.68.7
201611.32.78.5
2015112.78.3
201410.82.78.1
201310.62.87.9
201210.32.87.8
201110.12.87.7
20109.92.87.6
20099.82.87.5
20089.82.87.5
20079.92.87.4
20069.92.87.3
2005102.87.3
20049.92.87.2
20039.92.87.1
20029.82.87
20019.72.86.9
20009.72.86.8
19999.72.86.8
19989.82.86.7
19979.82.86.6
19969.82.86.5
19959.72.86.5
19949.62.86.4
19939.52.86.3
19929.42.86.2
19919.42.86.1
19909.22.86.1
19899.12.96
19889.12.96
198792.95.9
198692.95.9
19858.92.95.8
19848.935.8
19838.935.8
1982935.8
19818.935.8
19808.83.15.8
19798.63.15.8
19788.43.15.7
19778.23.15.6
197683.25.6
19757.73.25.5
19747.53.25.5
19737.23.25.4
197273.25.4
19716.83.35.3
19706.63.35.3
19696.43.35.2
19686.23.45.2
196763.45.2
19665.93.45.1
19655.73.55.1
19645.63.55
19635.53.65
19625.43.65
19615.23.65
196053.75
19594.83.75
19584.63.85
19574.53.85
19564.43.95
19554.33.95
19544.23.95
19534.145
19524.145
1951445
1950445.1
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
YearIsraelYemenWorld
202412.62.510.2
202512.72.510.4
202612.82.610.6
202712.92.610.8
2028132.711.1
202913.12.711.5
203013.22.811.8
203113.32.812
203213.42.912.3
203313.5312.6
203413.63.112.8
203513.73.113.1
203613.93.213.4
2037143.313.7
203814.13.413.9
203914.33.514.1
204014.53.614.3
204114.63.814.5
204214.83.914.7
204314.9414.9
2044154.115
204515.14.315.2
204615.34.515.4
204715.44.615.7
204815.54.815.9
204915.6516.1
205015.75.216.3
205115.85.416.6
205215.95.616.8
2053165.817.1
205416.1617.3
205516.26.217.6
205616.26.417.8
205716.36.618
205816.46.818.2
205916.5718.4
206016.57.218.5
206116.67.418.7
206216.67.518.8
206316.77.719
206416.87.819.1
206516.97.919.3
2066178.119.4
206717.18.219.6
206817.28.419.7
206917.48.519.9
207017.68.720
207117.78.820.2
207217.9920.3
207318.19.220.5
207418.39.320.7
207518.69.520.9
207618.89.721.1
2077199.821.3
207819.31021.5
207919.510.221.7
208019.810.521.9
20812010.722.1
208220.31122.3
208320.611.322.4
208420.811.622.6
208521.111.922.7
208621.312.222.8
208721.512.522.9
208821.812.922.9
20892213.223
209022.213.623.1
209122.413.923.2
209222.514.223.3
209322.714.523.3
209422.914.823.4
20952315.123.5
209623.215.423.6
209723.415.723.7
209823.615.923.7
209923.816.223.8
210023.916.423.9

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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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