Africa Western and Central vs Central African Republic: Age dependency ratio, young

Africa Western and Central
72.9%
in 2025
Central African Republic
99.1%
in 2025
Africa Western and Central rank
4th
Central African Republic rank
1st

Age dependency ratio, young over time

  • Africa Western and Central
  • Central African Republic
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How they compare

Central African Republic currently reports 99.1% against 72.9% in Africa Western and Central, a difference of 26.2%.

That makes Central African Republic's figure about 1.4 times Africa Western and Central's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Africa Western and Central ahead.

Africa Western and Central ranks 4th and Central African Republic ranks 1st of 47 groups.

Across the 7 decades both report, Africa Western and Central averaged higher in 4 and Central African Republic in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Africa Western and Central Central African Republic Difference Ahead
1960s 77.5% 76.3% 1.2% Africa Western and Central
1970s 83.2% 79.9% 3.3% Africa Western and Central
1980s 88.6% 81.3% 7.3% Africa Western and Central
1990s 87.3% 87.3% 0.0% Africa Western and Central
2000s 84.3% 86.2% 1.9% Central African Republic
2010s 82.7% 96.2% 13.5% Central African Republic
2020s 76.1% 100.3% 24.3% Central African Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher age dependency ratio, young, Africa Western and Central or Central African Republic?
Central African Republic, at 99.1% against 72.9% in Africa Western and Central as of 2025.
What is the difference in age dependency ratio, young between Africa Western and Central and Central African Republic?
26.2%, with Central African Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Africa Western and Central and Central African Republic?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Africa Western and Central and Central African Republic rank globally for age dependency ratio, young?
Africa Western and Central ranks 4th and Central African Republic ranks 1st of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Age dependency ratio, young (% of working-age population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Age dependency ratio, young (% of working-age population)
Unit
% of working-age population
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
266 places, 17,526 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Age dependency ratio, young, is the ratio of younger dependents--people younger than 15--to the working-age population--those ages 15-64. Data are shown as the proportion of dependents per 100 working-age population.