Namibia vs Nauru: Age dependency ratio
Namibia
67.9%
in 2025
Nauru
67.1%
in 2025
Namibia rank
48th
Nauru rank
51st
Age dependency ratio over time
- Namibia
- Nauru
How they compare
Namibia currently reports 67.9% against 67.1% in Nauru, a difference of 0.8%.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Namibia has been ahead every year.
Namibia ranks 48th and Nauru ranks 51st of 217 countries.
Namibia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Namibia | Nauru | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 89.8% | 69.4% | 20.4% | Namibia |
| 1970s | 95.9% | 60.4% | 35.6% | Namibia |
| 1980s | 99.9% | 67.0% | 32.9% | Namibia |
| 1990s | 83.0% | 76.0% | 7.0% | Namibia |
| 2000s | 74.7% | 62.7% | 12.0% | Namibia |
| 2010s | 67.2% | 64.6% | 2.6% | Namibia |
| 2020s | 68.8% | 68.1% | 0.7% | Namibia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, Namibia or Nauru?
- Namibia, at 67.9% against 67.1% in Nauru as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio between Namibia and Nauru?
- 0.8%, with Namibia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Nauru?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Namibia and Nauru rank globally for age dependency ratio?
- Namibia ranks 48th and Nauru ranks 51st of 217 countries.
- 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.