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 215 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 Nauru 67.1% compare
More health data for Namibia
- Age population, age 17, male, interpolated 28,860 (2025)
- Age population, age 18, female, interpolated 27,970 (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male 43,578 (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female 4.7% (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female 73,734 (2025)
- Age population, age 16, male, interpolated 29,582 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, male, interpolated 31,119 (2025)
- Age population, age 16, female, interpolated 30,096 (2025)
- Age population, age 18, male, interpolated 28,053 (2025)
- Age population, age 17, female, interpolated 29,210 (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 215 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.