Congo vs Côte d'Ivoire: Age dependency ratio, young
Congo
70.1%
in 2025
Côte d'Ivoire
71.1%
in 2025
Congo rank
25th
Côte d'Ivoire rank
24th
Age dependency ratio, young over time
- Congo
- Côte d'Ivoire
How they compare
Côte d'Ivoire currently reports 71.1% against 70.1% in Congo, a difference of 1.0%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Congo ahead.
Congo ranks 25th and Côte d'Ivoire ranks 24th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Congo averaged higher in 2 and Côte d'Ivoire in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Congo | Côte d'Ivoire | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 82.9% | 82.2% | 0.8% | Congo |
| 1970s | 88.7% | 88.0% | 0.7% | Congo |
| 1980s | 87.2% | 95.9% | 8.7% | Côte d'Ivoire |
| 1990s | 81.8% | 92.3% | 10.6% | Côte d'Ivoire |
| 2000s | 74.2% | 89.2% | 15.0% | Côte d'Ivoire |
| 2010s | 74.4% | 77.5% | 3.1% | Côte d'Ivoire |
| 2020s | 73.0% | 73.9% | 0.9% | Côte d'Ivoire |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, young, Congo or Côte d'Ivoire?
- Côte d'Ivoire, at 71.1% against 70.1% in Congo as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio, young between Congo and Côte d'Ivoire?
- 1.0%, with Côte d'Ivoire ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Côte d'Ivoire?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Congo and Côte d'Ivoire rank globally for age dependency ratio, young?
- Congo ranks 25th and Côte d'Ivoire ranks 24th of 218 countries.
- 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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About this data
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.