Age dependency ratio in Namibia
Namibia: Age dependency ratio was 67.9% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Age dependency ratio in Namibia, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in % of working-age population.
Analysis
In 2025, age dependency ratio in Namibia stood at 67.9%.
That represents a change of down 0.9% on the previous year and up 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age dependency ratio in Namibia peaked at 105.4% in 1982 and was at its lowest, 66.8%, in 2015.
That places Namibia 48th out of 217 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 89.8% | 87.4% | 92.1% | 10 |
| 1970s | 95.9% | 92.5% | 101.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 99.9% | 88.6% | 105.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 83.0% | 81.3% | 84.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 74.7% | 68.0% | 80.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 67.2% | 66.8% | 68.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 68.8% | 67.9% | 69.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
- 45 Equatorial Guinea 69.1% compare
- 46 Saint Martin (French part) 68.7% compare
- 47 Pakistan 68.4% compare
- 49 Gabon 67.7% compare
- 50 Solomon Islands 67.3% compare
- 51 Naoero 67.1% compare
More health data for Namibia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.75 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.6445 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,046 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 561 (2100)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, annual growth rate 5.41 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita 0.0379 units per person (2025)
- Population, female, annual growth rate 2.07 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, female, per capita 0.5117 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is age dependency ratio in Namibia?
- Age dependency ratio in Namibia was 67.9% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest age dependency ratio recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 105.4% in 1982.
- What is the lowest age dependency ratio recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 66.8% in 2015.
- How does Namibia rank for age dependency ratio?
- Namibia ranks 48th out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is age dependency ratio rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Namibia data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Age dependency ratio (% of working-age population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Age dependency ratio is the ratio of dependents--people younger than 15 or older than 64--to the working-age population--those ages 15-64. Data are shown as the proportion of dependents per 100 working-age population.