Congo vs Yemen: Age dependency ratio
Congo
75.5%
in 2025
Yemen
77.2%
in 2025
Congo rank
26th
Yemen rank
24th
Age dependency ratio over time
- Congo
- Yemen
How they compare
Yemen currently reports 77.2% against 75.5% in Congo, a difference of 1.7%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Congo ahead.
Congo ranks 26th and Yemen ranks 24th of 217 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Congo averaged higher in 2 and Yemen in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Congo | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 89.8% | 81.6% | 8.1% | Congo |
| 1970s | 95.5% | 96.6% | 1.0% | Yemen |
| 1980s | 93.7% | 111.7% | 18.0% | Yemen |
| 1990s | 87.9% | 115.0% | 27.0% | Yemen |
| 2000s | 79.6% | 98.0% | 18.4% | Yemen |
| 2010s | 79.2% | 81.3% | 2.1% | Yemen |
| 2020s | 78.2% | 77.8% | 0.4% | Congo |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, Congo or Yemen?
- Yemen, at 77.2% against 75.5% in Congo as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio between Congo and Yemen?
- 1.7%, with Yemen ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Yemen?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Congo and Yemen rank globally for age dependency ratio?
- Congo ranks 26th and Yemen ranks 24th of 217 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.