Area Database (v4.4)

Demographic window
Dependency ratio
Subnational regions
Namibia
All years

Dependency ratio

1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Namibia (Africa)  
Total 91.8 91.6 91.4 91.2 91.0 90.7 90.5 90.3 90.1 88.1 86.0 84.0 81.9 79.9 77.8 77.5 77.3 77.0 76.8 76.5 76.3 76.0 75.7 75.5 75.2
Central 68.5 68.5 68.5 68.5
Northeast 106 106 106 106
Northwest 114 114 114 114
South 63.9 63.9 63.9 63.9
Caprivi 122 119 115 111 107 103 99.0 95.1 91.2 87.3 86.3 85.2 84.2 83.1 82.1 81.0 80.0 79.0 77.9 76.9
Erongo 50.9 50.1 49.4 48.6 47.8 47.1 46.3 45.5 44.8 44.0 44.5 44.9 45.4 45.9 46.4 46.8 47.3 47.8 48.2 48.7
Hardap 89.1 86.6 84.1 81.6 79.1 76.6 74.1 71.6 69.1 66.6 67.1 67.7 68.2 68.7 69.2 69.8 70.3 70.8 71.4 71.9
Karas 67.9 67.5 67.1 66.7 66.3 65.9 65.6 65.2 64.8 64.4 63.9 63.4 62.9 62.4 61.9 61.4 60.9 60.4 59.9 59.4
Kavango 107 107 106 106 105 105 104 104 103 103 103 104 105 106 106 107 108 108 109 110
Khomas 49.3 48.8 48.2 47.7 47.2 46.6 46.1 45.6 45.0 44.5 44.2 43.8 43.5 43.1 42.8 42.4 42.1 41.8 41.4 41.1
Kunene 88.9 90.0 91.2 92.3 93.5 94.6 95.8 96.9 98.1 99.2 97.2 95.3 93.3 91.3 89.3 87.4 85.4 83.4 81.5 79.5
Ohangwena 162 157 152 147 142 137 132 127 122 117 119 120 121 122 123 125 126 127 128 129
Omaheke 91.7 91.3 90.8 90.4 90.0 89.5 89.1 88.7 88.2 87.8 85.8 83.8 81.8 79.8 77.8 75.8 73.8 71.8 69.8 67.8
Omusati 145 140 136 131 126 122 117 113 108 104 105 106 107 108 109 110 112 113 114 115
Oshana 95.9 94.6 93.4 92.1 90.9 89.6 88.4 87.1 85.9 84.6 82.8 81.0 79.2 77.3 75.5 73.7 71.9 70.1 68.3 66.5
Oshikoto 109 108 106 105 103 102 101 99.1 97.7 96.3 94.4 92.5 90.6 88.6 86.7 84.8 82.9 81.0 79.1 77.2
Otjozondjupa 73.4 73.0 72.6 72.2 71.8 71.4 71.0 70.6 70.2 69.8 70.3 70.7 71.2 71.7 72.2 72.6 73.1 73.6 74.0 74.5
Lighter numbers are estimates