Côte d'Ivoire vs Kenya: Age dependency ratio, old
Côte d'Ivoire
4.7%
in 2025
Kenya
5.0%
in 2025
Côte d'Ivoire rank
205th
Kenya rank
202nd
Age dependency ratio, old over time
- Côte d'Ivoire
- Kenya
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 5.0% against 4.7% in Côte d'Ivoire, a difference of 0.3%.
That makes Kenya's figure about 1.1 times Côte d'Ivoire's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Kenya ahead.
Côte d'Ivoire ranks 205th and Kenya ranks 202nd of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Côte d'Ivoire averaged higher in 5 and Kenya in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Côte d'Ivoire | Kenya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.6% | 5.7% | 1.1% | Kenya |
| 1970s | 4.8% | 4.6% | 0.2% | Côte d'Ivoire |
| 1980s | 4.9% | 4.4% | 0.5% | Côte d'Ivoire |
| 1990s | 4.9% | 4.4% | 0.5% | Côte d'Ivoire |
| 2000s | 4.5% | 4.1% | 0.4% | Côte d'Ivoire |
| 2010s | 4.5% | 4.3% | 0.2% | Côte d'Ivoire |
| 2020s | 4.6% | 4.9% | 0.3% | Kenya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, old, Côte d'Ivoire or Kenya?
- Kenya, at 5.0% against 4.7% in Côte d'Ivoire as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio, old between Côte d'Ivoire and Kenya?
- 0.3%, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Côte d'Ivoire and Kenya?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Côte d'Ivoire and Kenya rank globally for age dependency ratio, old?
- Côte d'Ivoire ranks 205th and Kenya ranks 202nd of 218 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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About this data
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.