Late-demographic dividend vs Namibia: Age dependency ratio
Late-demographic dividend
45.2%
in 2025
Namibia
67.9%
in 2025
Late-demographic dividend rank
45th
Namibia rank
48th
Age dependency ratio over time
- Late-demographic dividend
- Namibia
How they compare
Namibia currently reports 67.9% against 45.2% in Late-demographic dividend, a difference of 22.7%.
That makes Namibia's figure about 1.5 times Late-demographic dividend's.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Namibia has been ahead every year.
Late-demographic dividend ranks 45th and Namibia ranks 48th of 47 groups.
Namibia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Late-demographic dividend | Namibia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 78.1% | 89.8% | 11.6% | Namibia |
| 1970s | 74.4% | 95.9% | 21.5% | Namibia |
| 1980s | 60.1% | 99.9% | 39.8% | Namibia |
| 1990s | 52.7% | 83.0% | 30.3% | Namibia |
| 2000s | 43.4% | 74.7% | 31.3% | Namibia |
| 2010s | 41.6% | 67.2% | 25.6% | Namibia |
| 2020s | 45.4% | 68.8% | 23.4% | Namibia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, Late-demographic dividend or Namibia?
- Namibia, at 67.9% against 45.2% in Late-demographic dividend as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio between Late-demographic dividend and Namibia?
- 22.7%, with Namibia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Late-demographic dividend and Namibia?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Late-demographic dividend and Namibia rank globally for age dependency ratio?
- Late-demographic dividend ranks 45th and Namibia ranks 48th of 47 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Age dependency ratio (% 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 is the ratio of dependents--people younger than 15 or 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.