Namibia vs OECD members: Age dependency ratio, young
Namibia
61.5%
in 2025
OECD members
25.5%
in 2025
Namibia rank
44th
OECD members rank
41st
Age dependency ratio, young over time
- Namibia
- OECD members
How they compare
Namibia currently reports 61.5% against 25.5% in OECD members, a difference of 36.0%.
That makes Namibia's figure about 2.4 times OECD members's.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Namibia has been ahead every year.
Namibia ranks 44th and OECD members ranks 41st of 217 countries.
Namibia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Namibia | OECD members | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 81.5% | 48.2% | 33.3% | Namibia |
| 1970s | 87.8% | 44.2% | 43.7% | Namibia |
| 1980s | 92.0% | 37.7% | 54.3% | Namibia |
| 1990s | 76.9% | 33.4% | 43.5% | Namibia |
| 2000s | 69.1% | 30.0% | 39.1% | Namibia |
| 2010s | 61.3% | 27.9% | 33.5% | Namibia |
| 2020s | 62.7% | 26.3% | 36.4% | Namibia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, young, Namibia or OECD members?
- Namibia, at 61.5% against 25.5% in OECD members as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio, young between Namibia and OECD members?
- 36.0%, with Namibia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and OECD members?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Namibia and OECD members rank globally for age dependency ratio, young?
- Namibia ranks 44th and OECD members ranks 41st 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.