Namibia vs Rwanda: Age dependency ratio, young
Namibia
61.5%
in 2025
Rwanda
62.8%
in 2025
Namibia rank
44th
Rwanda rank
41st
Age dependency ratio, young over time
- Namibia
- Rwanda
How they compare
Rwanda currently reports 62.8% against 61.5% in Namibia, a difference of 1.3%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Rwanda ahead.
Namibia ranks 44th and Rwanda ranks 41st of 217 countries.
Rwanda has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Namibia | Rwanda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 81.5% | 106.1% | 24.6% | Rwanda |
| 1970s | 87.8% | 93.5% | 5.7% | Rwanda |
| 1980s | 92.0% | 96.9% | 4.9% | Rwanda |
| 1990s | 76.9% | 103.0% | 26.1% | Rwanda |
| 2000s | 69.1% | 81.4% | 12.3% | Rwanda |
| 2010s | 61.3% | 73.8% | 12.4% | Rwanda |
| 2020s | 62.7% | 65.3% | 2.6% | Rwanda |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, young, Namibia or Rwanda?
- Rwanda, at 62.8% against 61.5% in Namibia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio, young between Namibia and Rwanda?
- 1.3%, with Rwanda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Rwanda?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Namibia and Rwanda rank globally for age dependency ratio, young?
- Namibia ranks 44th and Rwanda 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.