Côte d'Ivoire vs Gambia: Age dependency ratio
Côte d'Ivoire
75.8%
in 2025
Gambia
75.2%
in 2025
Côte d'Ivoire rank
25th
Gambia rank
28th
Age dependency ratio over time
- Côte d'Ivoire
- Gambia
How they compare
Côte d'Ivoire currently reports 75.8% against 75.2% in Gambia, a difference of 0.6%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Côte d'Ivoire ahead.
Côte d'Ivoire ranks 25th and Gambia ranks 28th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Côte d'Ivoire averaged higher in 4 and Gambia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Côte d'Ivoire | Gambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 86.7% | 78.5% | 8.3% | Côte d'Ivoire |
| 1970s | 92.8% | 84.4% | 8.3% | Côte d'Ivoire |
| 1980s | 100.8% | 96.4% | 4.4% | Côte d'Ivoire |
| 1990s | 97.2% | 99.7% | 2.5% | Gambia |
| 2000s | 93.7% | 95.1% | 1.4% | Gambia |
| 2010s | 82.0% | 86.0% | 4.0% | Gambia |
| 2020s | 78.5% | 78.2% | 0.3% | 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 Gambia?
- Côte d'Ivoire, at 75.8% against 75.2% in Gambia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio between Côte d'Ivoire and Gambia?
- 0.6%, with Côte d'Ivoire ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Côte d'Ivoire and Gambia?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Côte d'Ivoire and Gambia rank globally for age dependency ratio?
- Côte d'Ivoire ranks 25th and Gambia ranks 28th 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.