Population ages 0-14 in Namibia
Namibia: Population ages 0-14 was 36.7% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Population ages 0-14 in Namibia, 1960–2025
Source: United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects., United Nations Population Division. Measured in % of total population.
Analysis
Namibia recorded 36.7% for population ages 0-14 in 2025.
The figure is down 0.9% on the previous year and up 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 0-14 in Namibia peaked at 47.2% in 1982 and was at its lowest, 36.5%, in 2015.
That places Namibia 44th out of 217 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 42.9% | 42.2% | 43.6% | 10 |
| 1970s | 44.8% | 43.8% | 46.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 46.0% | 43.4% | 47.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 42.0% | 41.7% | 42.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 39.5% | 37.1% | 41.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 36.7% | 36.5% | 37.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 37.1% | 36.7% | 37.5% | 6 |
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More education data for Namibia
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 21,240 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 5 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 59.6% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 14 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 7 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 120.72 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 120.7% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.007 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 0-14 in Namibia?
- Population ages 0-14 in Namibia was 36.7% in 2025, according to United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects., United Nations Population Division.
- What is the highest population ages 0-14 recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 47.2% in 1982.
- What is the lowest population ages 0-14 recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.5% in 2015.
- How does Namibia rank for population ages 0-14?
- Namibia ranks 44th out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 0-14 rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Namibia data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects., United Nations Population Division, published as part of Population ages 0-14 (% of total population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.