Namibia vs Naoero: Age dependency ratio, young

Namibia
61.5%
in 2025
Naoero
62.1%
in 2025
Namibia rank
44th
Naoero rank
43rd

Age dependency ratio, young over time

  • Namibia
  • Naoero
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How they compare

Naoero currently reports 62.1% against 61.5% in Namibia, a difference of 0.6%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Namibia ahead.

Namibia ranks 44th and Naoero ranks 43rd of 218 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Namibia averaged higher in 5 and Naoero in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Namibia Naoero Difference Ahead
1960s 81.5% 64.8% 16.7% Namibia
1970s 87.8% 58.2% 29.7% Namibia
1980s 92.0% 60.0% 32.0% Namibia
1990s 76.9% 72.7% 4.2% Namibia
2000s 69.1% 60.3% 8.8% Namibia
2010s 61.3% 62.0% 0.7% Naoero
2020s 62.7% 63.8% 1.1% Naoero

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher age dependency ratio, young, Namibia or Naoero?
Naoero, at 62.1% against 61.5% in Namibia as of 2025.
What is the difference in age dependency ratio, young between Namibia and Naoero?
0.6%, with Naoero ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Naoero?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Namibia and Naoero rank globally for age dependency ratio, young?
Namibia ranks 44th and Naoero ranks 43rd of 218 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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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.