Namibia vs Palestine, State of: Age dependency ratio, old

Namibia
6.4%
in 2025
Palestine, State of
6.6%
in 2025
Namibia rank
170th
Palestine, State of rank
167th

Age dependency ratio, old over time

  • Namibia
  • Palestine, State of
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How they compare

Palestine, State of currently reports 6.6% against 6.4% in Namibia, a difference of 0.2%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Namibia ahead.

Namibia ranks 170th and Palestine, State of ranks 167th of 218 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Namibia averaged higher in 3 and Palestine, State of in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Namibia Palestine, State of Difference Ahead
1990s 6.0% 4.3% 1.7% Namibia
2000s 5.6% 4.9% 0.7% Namibia
2010s 5.9% 5.7% 0.2% Namibia
2020s 6.1% 6.5% 0.4% Palestine, State of

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher age dependency ratio, old, Namibia or Palestine, State of?
Palestine, State of, at 6.6% against 6.4% in Namibia as of 2025.
What is the difference in age dependency ratio, old between Namibia and Palestine, State of?
0.2%, with Palestine, State of ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Palestine, State of?
36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Namibia and Palestine, State of rank globally for age dependency ratio, old?
Namibia ranks 170th and Palestine, State of ranks 167th of 218 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Age dependency ratio, old (% of working-age population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Age dependency ratio, old (% of working-age population)
Unit
% of working-age population
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
266 places, 17,526 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Age dependency ratio, old, is the ratio of older dependents--people older than 64--to the working-age population--those ages 15-64. Data are shown as the proportion of dependents per 100 working-age population.