Gabon vs Namibia: Age dependency ratio, young
Gabon
60.8%
in 2025
Namibia
61.5%
in 2025
Gabon rank
47th
Namibia rank
44th
Age dependency ratio, young over time
- Gabon
- Namibia
How they compare
Namibia currently reports 61.5% against 60.8% in Gabon, a difference of 0.7%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Namibia ahead.
Gabon ranks 47th and Namibia ranks 44th of 217 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Gabon averaged higher in 3 and Namibia in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gabon | Namibia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 56.4% | 81.5% | 25.1% | Namibia |
| 1970s | 67.4% | 87.8% | 20.4% | Namibia |
| 1980s | 78.1% | 92.0% | 13.9% | Namibia |
| 1990s | 80.1% | 76.9% | 3.2% | Gabon |
| 2000s | 69.8% | 69.1% | 0.7% | Gabon |
| 2010s | 62.3% | 61.3% | 0.9% | Gabon |
| 2020s | 61.8% | 62.7% | 1.0% | Namibia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, young, Gabon or Namibia?
- Namibia, at 61.5% against 60.8% in Gabon as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio, young between Gabon and Namibia?
- 0.7%, with Namibia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gabon and Namibia?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Gabon and Namibia rank globally for age dependency ratio, young?
- Gabon ranks 47th and Namibia ranks 44th of 217 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Age dependency ratio, young (% 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, young, is the ratio of younger dependents--people younger than 15--to the working-age population--those ages 15-64. Data are shown as the proportion of dependents per 100 working-age population.