Namibia vs Tajikistan: Old-age dependency ratio
Namibia
6.0%
in 2023
Tajikistan
6.1%
in 2023
Namibia rank
193rd
Tajikistan rank
192nd
Old-age dependency ratio over time
- Namibia
- Tajikistan
How they compare
Tajikistan currently reports 6.1% against 6.0% in Namibia, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Namibia ahead.
Namibia ranks 193rd and Tajikistan ranks 192nd of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Namibia averaged higher in 6 and Tajikistan in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Namibia | Tajikistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 7.9% | 7.4% | 0.5% | Namibia |
| 1960s | 8.3% | 8.2% | 0.1% | Namibia |
| 1970s | 8.1% | 7.8% | 0.3% | Namibia |
| 1980s | 8.0% | 6.6% | 1.4% | Namibia |
| 1990s | 6.0% | 6.9% | 0.9% | Tajikistan |
| 2000s | 5.6% | 6.2% | 0.6% | Tajikistan |
| 2010s | 5.9% | 5.0% | 0.8% | Namibia |
| 2020s | 6.0% | 5.7% | 0.3% | Namibia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher old-age dependency ratio, Namibia or Tajikistan?
- Tajikistan, at 6.1% against 6.0% in Namibia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in old-age dependency ratio between Namibia and Tajikistan?
- 0.1%, with Tajikistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Tajikistan?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Namibia and Tajikistan rank globally for old-age dependency ratio?
- Namibia ranks 193rd and Tajikistan ranks 192nd of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Old-age dependency ratio. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of people aged 65 and over per 100 working-age people (aged 15 to 64).