Congo vs Zambia: Age dependency ratio
Congo
75.5%
in 2025
Zambia
75.3%
in 2025
Congo rank
26th
Zambia rank
27th
Age dependency ratio over time
- Congo
- Zambia
How they compare
Congo currently reports 75.5% against 75.3% in Zambia, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Zambia ahead.
Congo ranks 26th and Zambia ranks 27th of 217 countries.
Zambia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Congo | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 89.8% | 98.4% | 8.7% | Zambia |
| 1970s | 95.5% | 107.1% | 11.5% | Zambia |
| 1980s | 93.7% | 108.5% | 14.8% | Zambia |
| 1990s | 87.9% | 103.7% | 15.8% | Zambia |
| 2000s | 79.6% | 97.3% | 17.7% | Zambia |
| 2010s | 79.2% | 88.6% | 9.4% | Zambia |
| 2020s | 78.2% | 78.8% | 0.6% | Zambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, Congo or Zambia?
- Congo, at 75.5% against 75.3% in Zambia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio between Congo and Zambia?
- 0.2%, with Congo ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Zambia?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Congo and Zambia rank globally for age dependency ratio?
- Congo ranks 26th and Zambia ranks 27th 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.