Côte d'Ivoire vs Europe & Central Asia: Age dependency ratio
Côte d'Ivoire
75.8%
in 2025
Europe & Central Asia
55.7%
in 2025
Côte d'Ivoire rank
25th
Europe & Central Asia rank
22nd
Age dependency ratio over time
- Côte d'Ivoire
- Europe & Central Asia
How they compare
Côte d'Ivoire currently reports 75.8% against 55.7% in Europe & Central Asia, a difference of 20.1%.
That makes Côte d'Ivoire's figure about 1.4 times Europe & Central Asia's.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Côte d'Ivoire has been ahead every year.
Côte d'Ivoire ranks 25th and Europe & Central Asia ranks 22nd of 218 countries.
Côte d'Ivoire has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Côte d'Ivoire | Europe & Central Asia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 86.7% | 59.1% | 27.7% | Côte d'Ivoire |
| 1970s | 92.8% | 57.7% | 35.1% | Côte d'Ivoire |
| 1980s | 100.8% | 53.4% | 47.4% | Côte d'Ivoire |
| 1990s | 97.2% | 52.0% | 45.2% | Côte d'Ivoire |
| 2000s | 93.7% | 48.3% | 45.3% | Côte d'Ivoire |
| 2010s | 82.0% | 49.8% | 32.2% | Côte d'Ivoire |
| 2020s | 78.5% | 54.6% | 23.9% | Côte d'Ivoire |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, Côte d'Ivoire or Europe & Central Asia?
- Côte d'Ivoire, at 75.8% against 55.7% in Europe & Central Asia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio between Côte d'Ivoire and Europe & Central Asia?
- 20.1%, with Côte d'Ivoire ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Côte d'Ivoire and Europe & Central Asia?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Côte d'Ivoire and Europe & Central Asia rank globally for age dependency ratio?
- Côte d'Ivoire ranks 25th and Europe & Central Asia ranks 22nd 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.