Namibia vs Post-demographic dividend: Age dependency ratio, young
Namibia
61.5%
in 2025
Post-demographic dividend
23.2%
in 2025
Namibia rank
44th
Post-demographic dividend rank
44th
Age dependency ratio, young over time
- Namibia
- Post-demographic dividend
How they compare
Namibia currently reports 61.5% against 23.2% in Post-demographic dividend, a difference of 38.3%.
That makes Namibia's figure about 2.7 times Post-demographic dividend's.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Namibia has been ahead every year.
Namibia ranks 44th and Post-demographic dividend ranks 44th of 218 countries.
Namibia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Namibia | Post-demographic dividend | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 81.5% | 43.8% | 37.7% | Namibia |
| 1970s | 87.8% | 39.0% | 48.9% | Namibia |
| 1980s | 92.0% | 32.2% | 59.8% | Namibia |
| 1990s | 76.9% | 28.6% | 48.3% | Namibia |
| 2000s | 69.1% | 25.8% | 43.3% | Namibia |
| 2010s | 61.3% | 24.7% | 36.6% | Namibia |
| 2020s | 62.7% | 23.8% | 38.9% | Namibia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, young, Namibia or Post-demographic dividend?
- Namibia, at 61.5% against 23.2% in Post-demographic dividend as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio, young between Namibia and Post-demographic dividend?
- 38.3%, with Namibia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Post-demographic dividend?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Namibia and Post-demographic dividend rank globally for age dependency ratio, young?
- Namibia ranks 44th and Post-demographic dividend ranks 44th 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.