Congo, Democratic Republic of the vs Pre-demographic dividend: Age dependency ratio

Congo, Democratic Republic of the
96.2%
in 2025
Pre-demographic dividend
80.8%
in 2025
Congo, Democratic Republic of the rank
4th
Pre-demographic dividend rank
1st

Age dependency ratio over time

  • Congo, Democratic Republic of the
  • Pre-demographic dividend
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How they compare

Congo, Democratic Republic of the currently reports 96.2% against 80.8% in Pre-demographic dividend, a difference of 15.4%.

That makes Congo, Democratic Republic of the's figure about 1.2 times Pre-demographic dividend's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Congo, Democratic Republic of the ahead.

Congo, Democratic Republic of the ranks 4th and Pre-demographic dividend ranks 1st of 218 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Congo, Democratic Republic of the averaged higher in 3 and Pre-demographic dividend in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Congo, Democratic Republic of the Pre-demographic dividend Difference Ahead
1960s 84.6% 87.0% 2.5% Pre-demographic dividend
1970s 88.7% 93.1% 4.4% Pre-demographic dividend
1980s 88.9% 96.6% 7.7% Pre-demographic dividend
1990s 91.0% 95.2% 4.3% Pre-demographic dividend
2000s 95.7% 93.2% 2.5% Congo, Democratic Republic of the
2010s 96.3% 90.1% 6.3% Congo, Democratic Republic of the
2020s 96.6% 83.4% 13.1% Congo, Democratic Republic of the

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher age dependency ratio, Congo, Democratic Republic of the or Pre-demographic dividend?
Congo, Democratic Republic of the, at 96.2% against 80.8% in Pre-demographic dividend as of 2025.
What is the difference in age dependency ratio between Congo, Democratic Republic of the and Pre-demographic dividend?
15.4%, with Congo, Democratic Republic of the ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Congo, Democratic Republic of the and Pre-demographic dividend?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Congo, Democratic Republic of the and Pre-demographic dividend rank globally for age dependency ratio?
Congo, Democratic Republic of the ranks 4th and Pre-demographic dividend ranks 1st of 218 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Age dependency ratio (% 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 (% 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
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Age dependency ratio is the ratio of dependents--people younger than 15 or 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.