Age dependency ratio, young in Namibia
Namibia: Age dependency ratio, young was 61.5% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Age dependency ratio, young 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, young in Namibia stood at 61.5%.
That represents a change of down 1.2% on the previous year and up 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age dependency ratio, young in Namibia peaked at 96.9% in 1982 and was at its lowest, 60.9%, in 2015.
That places Namibia 44th 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.
Age dependency ratio, young in Namibia, year by year
| Year | % of working-age population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 79.1% | — |
| 1961 | 79.7% | +0.7% |
| 1962 | 80.2% | +0.6% |
| 1963 | 80.8% | +0.7% |
| 1964 | 81.3% | +0.6% |
| 1965 | 81.8% | +0.6% |
| 1966 | 82.3% | +0.6% |
| 1967 | 82.8% | +0.6% |
| 1968 | 83.3% | +0.6% |
| 1969 | 83.8% | +0.6% |
| 1970 | 84.3% | +0.6% |
| 1971 | 84.8% | +0.7% |
| 1972 | 85.4% | +0.7% |
| 1973 | 86.1% | +0.8% |
| 1974 | 86.9% | +0.9% |
| 1975 | 87.5% | +0.8% |
| 1976 | 88.5% | +1.1% |
| 1977 | 89.5% | +1.2% |
| 1978 | 91.6% | +2.4% |
| 1979 | 93.5% | +2.0% |
| 1980 | 94.5% | +1.1% |
| 1981 | 96.5% | +2.1% |
| 1982 | 96.9% | +0.5% |
| 1983 | 95.7% | -1.3% |
| 1984 | 94.4% | -1.4% |
| 1985 | 92.8% | -1.6% |
| 1986 | 91.0% | -1.9% |
| 1987 | 89.2% | -2.1% |
| 1988 | 87.0% | -2.4% |
| 1989 | 81.8% | -6.0% |
| 1990 | 78.0% | -4.7% |
| 1991 | 77.7% | -0.4% |
| 1992 | 77.6% | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 77.4% | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 77.3% | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 77.0% | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 76.6% | -0.6% |
| 1997 | 76.2% | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 75.9% | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 75.5% | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 75.0% | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 74.3% | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 73.3% | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 72.0% | -1.8% |
| 2004 | 70.4% | -2.1% |
| 2005 | 68.6% | -2.6% |
| 2006 | 66.6% | -2.9% |
| 2007 | 64.9% | -2.6% |
| 2008 | 63.4% | -2.2% |
| 2009 | 62.3% | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 61.6% | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 61.3% | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 61.2% | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 61.1% | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 61.0% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 60.9% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 61.0% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 61.3% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 61.8% | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 62.2% | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 62.6% | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 63.2% | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 63.5% | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 63.1% | -0.7% |
| 2024 | 62.3% | -1.2% |
| 2025 | 61.5% | -1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 81.5% | 79.1% | 83.8% | 10 |
| 1970s | 87.8% | 84.3% | 93.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | 92.0% | 81.8% | 96.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 76.9% | 75.5% | 78.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 69.1% | 62.3% | 75.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 61.3% | 60.9% | 62.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 62.7% | 61.5% | 63.5% | 6 |
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- 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 15-64, male, annual growth rate 2.44 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, per capita 0.2916 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, annual growth rate 2.43 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, per capita 0.5956 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is age dependency ratio, young in Namibia?
- Age dependency ratio, young in Namibia was 61.5% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest age dependency ratio, young recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 96.9% in 1982.
- What is the lowest age dependency ratio, young recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 60.9% in 2015.
- How does Namibia rank for age dependency ratio, young?
- Namibia ranks 44th out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is age dependency ratio, young rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.1%. 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, young (% of working-age population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.