Population over 65 years old as a percentage of total population rose 0.621% to 3.51% in Palestine in 2022, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, population over 65 years old as a percentage of total population in Palestine reached an all time high of 3.90% in 1960 and an all time low of 2.04% in 1992. When compared to Palestine's main peers, population over 65 years old as a percentage of total population in Egypt amounted to 6.83%, 13.1% in Israel, 4.47% in Jordan and 11.9% in Lebanon in 2022.
Palestine has been ranked 141st within the group of 174 countries we follow in terms of population over 65 years old as a percentage of total population, 7 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Population Over 65 Years Old (As % of Total Population) | Unit | 2030 | 2031 | 2032 | 2033 | 2034 | 2035 | 2036 | 2037 | 2038 | 2039 | 2040 | 2041 | 2042 | 2043 | 2044 | 2045 | 2046 | 2047 | 2048 | 2049 | 2050 |
| Cyprus | % | 25.2% | 25.8% | 26.6% | 27.4% | 28.1% | ||||||||||||||||
| Egypt | % | 11.5% | 11.8% | 12.3% | 12.8% | 13.3% | ||||||||||||||||
| Iraq | % | 6.88% | 7.10% | 7.32% | 7.54% | 7.76% | ||||||||||||||||
| Israel | % | 18.6% | 18.9% | 19.1% | 19.4% | 19.6% | ||||||||||||||||
| Jordan | % | 11.6% | 12.0% | 12.5% | 13.0% | 13.5% | ||||||||||||||||
| Lebanon | % | 24.4% | 25.1% | 26.1% | 27.1% | 28.0% | ||||||||||||||||
| Libya | % | 17.0% | 17.7% | 18.4% | 19.2% | 20.0% | ||||||||||||||||
| Palestine | % | 7.26% | 7.49% | 7.76% | 8.03% | 8.30% | ||||||||||||||||
| Saudi Arabia | % | 16.1% | 16.8% | 17.6% | 18.3% | 19.1% | ||||||||||||||||
| Sudan | % | 5.90% | 6.04% | 6.19% | 6.34% | 6.48% | ||||||||||||||||
| Syria | % | 11.6% | 12.0% | 12.6% | 13.1% | 13.7% |
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