Congo vs World: Age dependency ratio, young
Congo
70.1%
in 2025
World
37.4%
in 2025
Congo rank
25th
World rank
22nd
Age dependency ratio, young over time
- Congo
- World
How they compare
Congo currently reports 70.1% against 37.4% in World, a difference of 32.7%.
That makes Congo's figure about 1.9 times World's.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Congo has been ahead every year.
Congo ranks 25th and World ranks 22nd of 217 countries.
Congo has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Congo | World | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 82.9% | 66.2% | 16.8% | Congo |
| 1970s | 88.7% | 64.4% | 24.3% | Congo |
| 1980s | 87.2% | 57.2% | 30.0% | Congo |
| 1990s | 81.8% | 52.1% | 29.6% | Congo |
| 2000s | 74.2% | 44.9% | 29.3% | Congo |
| 2010s | 74.4% | 41.0% | 33.4% | Congo |
| 2020s | 73.0% | 38.7% | 34.3% | Congo |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, young, Congo or World?
- Congo, at 70.1% against 37.4% in World as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio, young between Congo and World?
- 32.7%, with Congo ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and World?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Congo and World rank globally for age dependency ratio, young?
- Congo ranks 25th and World ranks 22nd 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.