Late-demographic dividend vs Namibia: Age dependency ratio, young
Late-demographic dividend
24.6%
in 2025
Namibia
61.5%
in 2025
Late-demographic dividend rank
42nd
Namibia rank
44th
Age dependency ratio, young over time
- Late-demographic dividend
- Namibia
How they compare
Namibia currently reports 61.5% against 24.6% in Late-demographic dividend, a difference of 36.9%.
That makes Namibia's figure about 2.5 times Late-demographic dividend's.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Namibia has been ahead every year.
Late-demographic dividend ranks 42nd and Namibia ranks 44th 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 | 69.9% | 81.5% | 11.6% | Namibia |
| 1970s | 65.5% | 87.8% | 22.3% | Namibia |
| 1980s | 51.2% | 92.0% | 40.8% | Namibia |
| 1990s | 42.7% | 76.9% | 34.2% | Namibia |
| 2000s | 31.9% | 69.1% | 37.2% | Namibia |
| 2010s | 27.6% | 61.3% | 33.8% | Namibia |
| 2020s | 26.3% | 62.7% | 36.5% | Namibia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, young, Late-demographic dividend or Namibia?
- Namibia, at 61.5% against 24.6% in Late-demographic dividend as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio, young between Late-demographic dividend and Namibia?
- 36.9%, 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, young?
- Late-demographic dividend ranks 42nd and Namibia ranks 44th of 47 groups.
- 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.