Congo vs North America: Age dependency ratio
Congo
75.5%
in 2025
North America
54.9%
in 2025
Congo rank
26th
North America rank
26th
Age dependency ratio over time
- Congo
- North America
How they compare
Congo currently reports 75.5% against 54.9% in North America, a difference of 20.6%.
That makes Congo's figure about 1.4 times North America's.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Congo has been ahead every year.
Congo ranks 26th and North America ranks 26th of 218 countries.
Congo has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Congo | North America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 89.8% | 66.3% | 23.5% | Congo |
| 1970s | 95.5% | 55.8% | 39.8% | Congo |
| 1980s | 93.7% | 49.7% | 44.0% | Congo |
| 1990s | 87.9% | 51.1% | 36.8% | Congo |
| 2000s | 79.6% | 48.2% | 31.4% | Congo |
| 2010s | 79.2% | 49.9% | 29.4% | Congo |
| 2020s | 78.2% | 53.6% | 24.5% | Congo |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, Congo or North America?
- Congo, at 75.5% against 54.9% in North America as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio between Congo and North America?
- 20.6%, with Congo ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and North America?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Congo and North America rank globally for age dependency ratio?
- Congo ranks 26th and North America ranks 26th 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.