Global Population: Overview
The entire population of a nation or area is referred to as its population. Population increase is influenced by a number of social and cultural factors, including the economy, female fertility rates, birth rates, mortality rates, healthcare facilities, rising urbanization, immigration and emigration patterns, and education.
Currently, the global population is growing at a low single-digit annual rate. The population is projected to grow by 81 million people annually. The population of the world has more than doubled between 1959 and the 2000s. The annual rate of population increase reached its high in the late 1960s. The pace of increase has nearly halved since then, and it is anticipated that it will continue to decrease globally in the coming years.
Israel Population Distribution
The population of Israel reached 9.4 million in 2021. Israel had the largest population group with 61.5% (5.8 million) of the population falling into the working-age group of 15-64 years. Below 15 years, was the second-largest population group in Israel with 26.5% (2.5 million) of the population. 65 years and above was the third largest population group with 12.0% (1.1 million) of the total population in 2021.
According to Global Data, the life expectancy rate for the total population was 83.2, with 81.3 for males and 85.2 for females in 2021. The birth rate was 16.4 per 1,000 people in 2021 and the death rate was 5.1 per 1,000 people. The country accounts for only 0.1% of the world’s population but attracts 19% of global investment in cybersecurity, as well as being ranked first globally in terms of R&D expenditure as a percentage of GDP.
Israel had a high old-age dependency ratio as of 2021 (23.8) If the ratio continues to increase, then financing pensions could become difficult in the long term. The old-age support rate is defined as the ratio of the population who are economically active to older people who are more likely to be economically inactive. The indicator provides the number of active people who are supporting inactive people.
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