Congo vs IDA & IBRD total: Age dependency ratio
Congo
75.5%
in 2025
IDA & IBRD total
54.2%
in 2025
Congo rank
26th
IDA & IBRD total rank
29th
Age dependency ratio over time
- Congo
- IDA & IBRD total
How they compare
Congo currently reports 75.5% against 54.2% in IDA & IBRD total, a difference of 21.3%.
That makes Congo's figure about 1.4 times IDA & IBRD total's.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Congo has been ahead every year.
Congo ranks 26th and IDA & IBRD total ranks 29th of 218 countries.
Congo has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Congo | IDA & IBRD total | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 89.8% | 81.1% | 8.7% | Congo |
| 1970s | 95.5% | 80.2% | 15.3% | Congo |
| 1980s | 93.7% | 72.7% | 21.0% | Congo |
| 1990s | 87.9% | 67.3% | 20.6% | Congo |
| 2000s | 79.6% | 59.7% | 19.9% | Congo |
| 2010s | 79.2% | 55.9% | 23.3% | Congo |
| 2020s | 78.2% | 55.1% | 23.1% | Congo |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, Congo or IDA & IBRD total?
- Congo, at 75.5% against 54.2% in IDA & IBRD total as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio between Congo and IDA & IBRD total?
- 21.3%, with Congo ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and IDA & IBRD total?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Congo and IDA & IBRD total rank globally for age dependency ratio?
- Congo ranks 26th and IDA & IBRD total ranks 29th 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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About this data
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.