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 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 | 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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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, 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 215 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.