Namibia vs OECD members: Population ages 0-14
Namibia
36.7%
in 2025
OECD members
16.4%
in 2025
Namibia rank
44th
OECD members rank
42nd
Population ages 0-14 over time
- Namibia
- OECD members
How they compare
Namibia currently reports 36.7% against 16.4% in OECD members, a difference of 20.3%.
That makes Namibia's figure about 2.2 times OECD members's.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Namibia has been ahead every year.
Namibia ranks 44th and OECD members ranks 42nd of 217 countries.
Namibia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Namibia | OECD members | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 42.9% | 29.7% | 13.2% | Namibia |
| 1970s | 44.8% | 27.6% | 17.2% | Namibia |
| 1980s | 46.0% | 24.4% | 21.5% | Namibia |
| 1990s | 42.0% | 22.1% | 20.0% | Namibia |
| 2000s | 39.5% | 20.0% | 19.5% | Namibia |
| 2010s | 36.7% | 18.4% | 18.3% | Namibia |
| 2020s | 37.1% | 17.1% | 20.1% | Namibia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population ages 0-14, Namibia or OECD members?
- Namibia, at 36.7% against 16.4% in OECD members as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population ages 0-14 between Namibia and OECD members?
- 20.3%, with Namibia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and OECD members?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Namibia and OECD members rank globally for population ages 0-14?
- Namibia ranks 44th and OECD members ranks 42nd of 217 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects., United Nations Population Division, published as Population ages 0-14 (% of total population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Population between the ages 0 to 14 as a percentage of the total population. Population is based on the de facto definition of population.