Congo vs Sudan: Age dependency ratio, young
Congo
70.1%
in 2025
Sudan
71.3%
in 2025
Congo rank
25th
Sudan rank
23rd
Age dependency ratio, young over time
- Congo
- Sudan
How they compare
Sudan currently reports 71.3% against 70.1% in Congo, a difference of 1.2%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Sudan ahead.
Congo ranks 25th and Sudan ranks 23rd of 217 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Congo averaged higher in 1 and Sudan in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Congo | Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 82.9% | 93.3% | 10.4% | Sudan |
| 1970s | 88.7% | 95.8% | 7.1% | Sudan |
| 1980s | 87.2% | 90.4% | 3.2% | Sudan |
| 1990s | 81.8% | 90.9% | 9.1% | Sudan |
| 2000s | 74.2% | 87.4% | 13.2% | Sudan |
| 2010s | 74.4% | 80.9% | 6.5% | Sudan |
| 2020s | 73.0% | 72.9% | 0.1% | Congo |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, young, Congo or Sudan?
- Sudan, at 71.3% against 70.1% in Congo as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio, young between Congo and Sudan?
- 1.2%, with Sudan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Sudan?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Congo and Sudan rank globally for age dependency ratio, young?
- Congo ranks 25th and Sudan ranks 23rd of 217 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.