Namibia vs Pakistan: Age dependency ratio
Namibia
67.9%
in 2025
Pakistan
68.4%
in 2025
Namibia rank
48th
Pakistan rank
47th
Age dependency ratio over time
- Namibia
- Pakistan
How they compare
Pakistan currently reports 68.4% against 67.9% in Namibia, a difference of 0.5%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Namibia ahead.
Namibia ranks 48th and Pakistan ranks 47th of 217 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Namibia averaged higher in 3 and Pakistan in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Namibia | Pakistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 89.8% | 82.0% | 7.8% | Namibia |
| 1970s | 95.9% | 88.7% | 7.2% | Namibia |
| 1980s | 99.9% | 87.9% | 12.0% | Namibia |
| 1990s | 83.0% | 90.9% | 8.0% | Pakistan |
| 2000s | 74.7% | 82.1% | 7.4% | Pakistan |
| 2010s | 67.2% | 74.2% | 7.0% | Pakistan |
| 2020s | 68.8% | 70.3% | 1.5% | Pakistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, Namibia or Pakistan?
- Pakistan, at 68.4% against 67.9% in Namibia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio between Namibia and Pakistan?
- 0.5%, with Pakistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Pakistan?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Namibia and Pakistan rank globally for age dependency ratio?
- Namibia ranks 48th and Pakistan ranks 47th 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.