Angola vs Congo: Age dependency ratio, old

Angola
5.5%
in 2025
Congo
5.4%
in 2025
Angola rank
191st
Congo rank
193rd

Age dependency ratio, old over time

  • Angola
  • Congo
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How they compare

Angola currently reports 5.5% against 5.4% in Congo, a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Congo ahead.

Angola ranks 191st and Congo ranks 193rd of 217 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Angola averaged higher in 2 and Congo in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Angola Congo Difference Ahead
1960s 5.8% 6.8% 1.1% Congo
1970s 5.1% 6.8% 1.7% Congo
1980s 4.3% 6.5% 2.2% Congo
1990s 4.7% 6.2% 1.5% Congo
2000s 5.2% 5.4% 0.1% Congo
2010s 5.2% 4.8% 0.4% Angola
2020s 5.3% 5.2% 0.2% Angola

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher age dependency ratio, old, Angola or Congo?
Angola, at 5.5% against 5.4% in Congo as of 2025.
What is the difference in age dependency ratio, old between Angola and Congo?
0.1%, with Angola ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Angola and Congo?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Angola and Congo rank globally for age dependency ratio, old?
Angola ranks 191st and Congo ranks 193rd of 217 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Age dependency ratio, old (% of working-age population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Age dependency ratio, old (% of working-age population)
Unit
% of working-age population
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
266 places, 17,526 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Age dependency ratio, old, is the ratio of older dependents--people older than 64--to the working-age population--those ages 15-64. Data are shown as the proportion of dependents per 100 working-age population.