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
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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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Indicator
Age dependency ratio, young (% of working-age population)
Unit
% of working-age population
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
266 places, 17,526 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

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.