Namibia vs Pakistan: Age dependency ratio, young
Namibia
61.5%
in 2025
Pakistan
61.0%
in 2025
Namibia rank
44th
Pakistan rank
46th
Age dependency ratio, young over time
- Namibia
- Pakistan
How they compare
Namibia currently reports 61.5% against 61.0% in Pakistan, a difference of 0.5%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Namibia ahead.
Namibia ranks 44th and Pakistan ranks 46th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Namibia averaged higher in 3 and Pakistan in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Namibia | Pakistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 81.5% | 77.3% | 4.2% | Namibia |
| 1970s | 87.8% | 83.0% | 4.9% | Namibia |
| 1980s | 92.0% | 81.6% | 10.3% | Namibia |
| 1990s | 76.9% | 84.4% | 7.5% | Pakistan |
| 2000s | 69.1% | 75.6% | 6.6% | Pakistan |
| 2010s | 61.3% | 67.5% | 6.2% | Pakistan |
| 2020s | 62.7% | 63.2% | 0.5% | Pakistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, young, Namibia or Pakistan?
- Namibia, at 61.5% against 61.0% in Pakistan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio, young between Namibia and Pakistan?
- 0.5%, with Namibia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Pakistan?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Namibia and Pakistan rank globally for age dependency ratio, young?
- Namibia ranks 44th and Pakistan ranks 46th 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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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.