Namibia vs Solomon Islands: Age dependency ratio
Namibia
67.9%
in 2025
Solomon Islands
67.3%
in 2025
Namibia rank
48th
Solomon Islands rank
50th
Age dependency ratio over time
- Namibia
- Solomon Islands
How they compare
Namibia currently reports 67.9% against 67.3% in Solomon Islands, a difference of 0.6%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Solomon Islands ahead.
Namibia ranks 48th and Solomon Islands ranks 50th of 217 countries.
Solomon Islands has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Namibia | Solomon Islands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 89.8% | 96.9% | 7.2% | Solomon Islands |
| 1970s | 95.9% | 103.9% | 7.9% | Solomon Islands |
| 1980s | 99.9% | 103.0% | 3.1% | Solomon Islands |
| 1990s | 83.0% | 91.4% | 8.5% | Solomon Islands |
| 2000s | 74.7% | 82.5% | 7.8% | Solomon Islands |
| 2010s | 67.2% | 77.1% | 9.9% | Solomon Islands |
| 2020s | 68.8% | 70.0% | 1.2% | Solomon Islands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, Namibia or Solomon Islands?
- Namibia, at 67.9% against 67.3% in Solomon Islands as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio between Namibia and Solomon Islands?
- 0.6%, with Namibia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Solomon Islands?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Namibia and Solomon Islands rank globally for age dependency ratio?
- Namibia ranks 48th and Solomon Islands ranks 50th 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.