Côte d'Ivoire vs Zambia: Age dependency ratio
Côte d'Ivoire
75.8%
in 2025
Zambia
75.3%
in 2025
Côte d'Ivoire rank
25th
Zambia rank
27th
Age dependency ratio over time
- Côte d'Ivoire
- Zambia
How they compare
Côte d'Ivoire currently reports 75.8% against 75.3% in Zambia, a difference of 0.5%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Zambia ahead.
Côte d'Ivoire ranks 25th and Zambia ranks 27th of 218 countries.
Zambia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Côte d'Ivoire | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 86.7% | 98.4% | 11.7% | Zambia |
| 1970s | 92.8% | 107.1% | 14.3% | Zambia |
| 1980s | 100.8% | 108.5% | 7.7% | Zambia |
| 1990s | 97.2% | 103.7% | 6.5% | Zambia |
| 2000s | 93.7% | 97.3% | 3.6% | Zambia |
| 2010s | 82.0% | 88.6% | 6.6% | Zambia |
| 2020s | 78.5% | 78.8% | 0.3% | Zambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, Côte d'Ivoire or Zambia?
- Côte d'Ivoire, at 75.8% against 75.3% in Zambia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio between Côte d'Ivoire and Zambia?
- 0.5%, with Côte d'Ivoire ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Côte d'Ivoire and Zambia?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Côte d'Ivoire and Zambia rank globally for age dependency ratio?
- Côte d'Ivoire ranks 25th and Zambia ranks 27th 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.