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
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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About this data
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.