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Namibia - Elderly Care and Dependency Ratios 6.37

World Bank WDI · updated 2026-10-15 · 217 economies tracked

Latest value

6.37 (2025)

Global rank

##169 of 217 economies

vs global median

0.5×

Growth since 1960

0.77×

Ranking Race — Elderly Care and Dependency Ratios

1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher

#1#30#59#88#117#146#17519601970198019902000201020202025#91#1692024 overtook Tajikistan2025 overtook Lesotho
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Real annual global ranks, 1960 - 2025. Namibia climbed from #91 to #169 (overtook Tajikistan). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.

Key events for Namibia ↓

Key Events — Namibia

Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones

1989
Fell 18 places in global rank auto
1990
Fell 15 places in global rank auto
2024
Overtook Tajikistan in global rank auto
2025
Overtook Lesotho in global rank auto

Elderly Care and Dependency Ratios, 1960-2025

World Bank WDI · Percentage · linear scale · ranking in the race above
1960197519902005202020255.576.547.528.49
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