Japan vs Namibia: Total dependency ratio
Japan
69.9%
in 2023
Namibia
69.1%
in 2023
Japan rank
47th
Namibia rank
50th
Total dependency ratio over time
- Japan
- Namibia
How they compare
Japan currently reports 69.9% against 69.1% in Namibia, a difference of 0.8%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Namibia ahead.
Japan ranks 47th and Namibia ranks 50th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 1 and Namibia in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Namibia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 62.2% | 81.7% | 19.5% | Namibia |
| 1960s | 47.8% | 89.8% | 42.0% | Namibia |
| 1970s | 46.0% | 95.9% | 49.9% | Namibia |
| 1980s | 46.8% | 99.9% | 53.2% | Namibia |
| 1990s | 43.8% | 83.0% | 39.2% | Namibia |
| 2000s | 51.4% | 74.7% | 23.3% | Namibia |
| 2010s | 64.3% | 67.2% | 2.9% | Namibia |
| 2020s | 70.0% | 69.1% | 0.9% | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total dependency ratio, Japan or Namibia?
- Japan, at 69.9% against 69.1% in Namibia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in total dependency ratio between Japan and Namibia?
- 0.8%, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Namibia?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Japan and Namibia rank globally for total dependency ratio?
- Japan ranks 47th and Namibia ranks 50th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Total 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 children (under 15) and people aged 65 and over per 100 working-age people (aged 15 to 64).